OhmyNews is a Korean news site that relies on citizen reporters for content. OhmyNews International is the English arm of the operation, and feature stories from Ukraine to Kenya. The site features links to Korean and world news, as well as Science and Technology, Art and Life, Entertainment and Sports stories. There is also an opinion section, which features profiles of featured writers and a talkback forum.
OhmyNews’s commitment to citizen journalism is reflected in the site’s CJ link. ‘Citizen journalism is here to stay’ declares one of the stories in the section. The front page of the site features the ‘Buzztracker’ – showing daily news ‘hotspots’, and OMN is always looking for new citizen reporters. CyberJournalist.net put out a call on OMN’s behalf before the Olympics looking for people to report from Beijing.
OhmyNews is a strong example of how citizen journalism can work - and be reliable and attract a wide audience at the same time.
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