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Stephen Downes

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Citizens' media - that is, media created by citizens, rather than by professional journalists or media specialists - is moving beyond text-based blog posts to include increasingly sophisticated audio and visual content. This article looks at three online news publications that are "blazing new trails in user-generated content: Bluffton Today in South Carolina, NowPublic.com and New West in Missoula, Montana." Related: Will Richardson on students producing real content for real audiences.

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