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Collective Journalism (CJ) is Current's citizen journalism program. If you want to get involved with telling the stories about how you and your community are affected by news and issues, this is the place. This page is curated by the staff on the CJ team, and features CJ content aired on the TV network, but this is where you can upload your work, suggest ideas, leave your webcam reactions and link to news stories. more

Collective Journalism FAQ

What is Collective Journalism?

"Collective Journalism" is Current's brand of citizen journalism. We produce collaborative reports or group investigations about the issues and stories that matter to our generation. Collective Journalism is open to contributions from anyone, anywhere in the world.

Why ‘Collective' not Citizen?

We're "Collective" because we're all in this together. Working on stories together means that we cover more ground, get more perspectives and include as many different voices as possible.

What type of journalism do you do?

At Current, the news is personal. That's why we like to have stories told in the first person, directly by the people who are involved. Most of our stories follow a narrative structure where it's more of short documentary than a traditional broadcast news lecture. We strive for accuracy at all costs, and all of our work is vetted by our team of staff journalists before it hits TV. Collective Journalism is not a reactionary unit that chases police cars and bright lights, rather, we encourage all of our contributors to strike out with their own original angles on stories.

How can I contribute?

Start uploading!--Its really that simple. There are many ways to get involved, like producing an element of one of our larger Collective Works, where you contribute to our group investigations of important issues. Contributing can also be as simple as recording a video diary to as ambitious as shooting your own 3-7 minute pod. Check out our assignments as posted, or let us know if you have another idea!

What is a Collective Work?

Collective Works are CJ's signature product. In our Collective Works Hub, we post all the group investigations we're working on at any given time. Feel free to start working on one of the assignments listed, or suggest your own. Unlike old school news organizations—our entire assignment board is front and center so we all can work off the same page.

What's the deal with pay?

Current TV pays for most material we put on our TV channel, with the exception of Submitted Materials (i.e. video diaries, vlogs, or blogs, etc.) uploaded to the website. In terms of Collective Journalism, the first few projects are done "on spec"--meaning we don't make an offer until we see an uploaded work. Then if we make an offer, the price is negotiated between the producer and our staff journalists. For more details please check out the Terms of Use on our website.

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