Citizen Journalist 2

I was too quick to chastise the use of Citizen Journalism. In fact, the New York Times has pointed out one very crucial niche — paparazzi.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/14/technology/14pix.html

I can’t think of a more appropriate use of citizen journalism than paparazzi. Why? Because the context and veracity of a photo of actor X in sweatpants makes no difference. It’s merely the image that counts. And if some random dude is lucky enough to photograph Suri Cruise with his cellphone, then more power to him.

About the author

Allen Murabayashi
Allen is CEO and co-founder of PhotoShelter. He is a regular contributor to the PhotoShelter blog, and he flosses daily.

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