Bill Colrus in The Pulse outlines the current state of play in the world of blogs and their relationship with news and newspapers in a lengthy feature called, All the news that's fit to click: How citizen journalism and blogs are shaping the news which includes this quote from Rocky Mountain News Editor John Temple,
“Citizen journalism and traditional journalism can move on two tracks, wide tracks to be sure. And they will cross-fertilize each other. Citizens will learn from traditional journalists. And traditional journalists will also learn from what citizens are doing, in part because citizens may be less bound by tradition and thus more open to experimentation.
“And if sometimes the citizens’ voices express anger at mainstream news organizations, why is that to be feared? We have learned that scrutiny of news organizations can lead to more accurate and better journalism. I welcome the self-policing aspect of the Web."
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