There seems to be a common thread today on this blog. Jon Fine’s latest article at Business Week is on how the old guard might fight back against new media. Which means that if we want to preserve a free internet, citizen-created media are more important than ever.
   When I read the article and was reminded of the New Century Network, a consortium with 140 newspapers banding together to offer articles online, I looked through rose-coloured glasses and thought it would be viable. Now that I think about it more, old media’s attempts to be exclusive could backfire: there are simply enough amateur reporters and editors out there, as OhmyNews (which has an English version) proves. But it remains a very attractive revenue stream with some short-term gains, before citizen media really hit the big time. posted by Jack Yan, 11:08 AM  permalink