Question for the week: 10/17

Use the resources for either Bye's Echo Chamber Project or Olsen's Blogumentary Project to address the role that vlogging or open source documentary production/journalism can play in MSM production of news stories. It has been said in the past that citizen journalism's role is limited to recording day-to-day events, but these examples highlight a deeper, more fundamental and architected role for citizen journalists doing vlogging. Do you think that the author(s) approach to movie/film production can aid television in new strategies for investigative journalism? Are there any helpful, new aspects and novel approaches to their form of video production that can benefit MSM? You can decide to address any of the following aspects in your comment:

a. Transparency
b. Collaboration
c. Wisdom of Crowds/Network
d. Open Source Journalism
e. New toolkits, e.g., laptops, camcorders, WiFi, open source tools for editing/collaborating

Kent Bye's Echo Chamber Project Videos
Kent Bye's Web Site

Introduction to the Project

Effect on Media and Politics

Interviews on Changes in News Media due to Blogging

Chuck Olsen's Blogumentary Project
Blogumentary Web site

Links to all trailers for the documentary

Trailer Updated

Another trailer

Chuck Olsen's Web site containing videos

Press Review of the documentary


NOTE: You do not have to agree with any of the perspectives expressed in these movies.......