| Initiator |
NOW on PBS |
| Completion |
2007 |
| Description |
Journalism has historically been a one-way pipeline of information from a news organization to an audience. Recently, that dynamic has begun to change, as audience-generated journalism has become increasingly relevant, offering many community members an opportunity to report on important topics. The PBS investigative news series, NOW, teamed with the AFI Digital Content Lab to create a news site that would offer professionally produced news and citizen-generated reports, while maintaining high journalism standards. The resulting Citizen NOW prototype uses the web and mobile phones to encourage “collaborative journalism.” After a report airs on NOW, viewers could view the story, create a related video report, offer feedback, record live video interviews, review story sources, and offer supplemental information. The result is a site full of relevant topics created and modified by both journalism professionals and civilians. |
| Mentors |
Adobe: Lea Hickman, Heidi Voltmer; Almer/Blank: Markus Almer, Mr. R Blank, Omar Gonzalez, Nick Timmerman; Method: Chris Schmidt, Geoff Katz, Niels Verhaag, Jon Arnett, Baykal Askar, L.A. Hall, Fabian Falconett; NOW on PBS: Joel Schwartzberg, Jeremy Hinsdale; Sony Pictures Entertainment: Maggie Hendrie; Consultants: Marcia Zellers, Thomas Rigler. |
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PC, Mobile Phone |
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