tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7815640431651173676.post6603076842543554761..comments2024-01-01T23:38:31.538+00:00Comments on Faster Future: Possibilities now and beyond: 'Crowd-sourcing' and citizen journalism go mainstream in 'old media'David Cushmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09626601471173841299noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7815640431651173676.post-39562085832373484952006-11-13T18:00:00.000+00:002006-11-13T18:00:00.000+00:00Crowdsourcing is an integral part of the future of...Crowdsourcing is an integral part of the future of the media, but there needs to be recognition that only the top percentiles will produce somethign that is worth reading without trained editorial involvement.<br /> There has been talk of a utopian ideal where crowd-sourcing can remove the need for journalists, but that simply ignores the facts that the top crowd-sourcers will simply put themselves under their own pressure to produce better stories, and will eventually expect to be rewarded for their time and effort in some way.David Kohlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08736027886028438422noreply@blogger.com