Jay Rosen and his Open Source Experiment

Jay Rosen’s open source journalism project is a very ambitious idea and even though Rosen seems to have thought it all out I am very sceptical if it’s going to work… How long is it going to take to build this reliable “army” of sources who would contribute without getting paid? Rosen said volunteers will fact check volunteers. Does that sound efficient at all? Top newspapers can’t even do that effectively and their newsrooms do not consist of volunteers or a mob.
I can see however, why Rosen is causing so much excitment and buzz in the world of journalism. His project is innovative and it may at the end mobilize the masses to be more alert to what’s going on around them or to follow issues and track certain trends. I’m looking foward to February when Rosen’s project will launch “whether it’s ready or not.”

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