Is UGC viable for news sites?
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Interesting report on user generated news content and why many news providers have been slow to implement it.
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Not to be intentionally 'meta,' but this is an interesting article we could all think about.
Here's a brief synopsis:
City University's senior journalism lecturer Neil Thurman has carried out four years of research into the uncomfortable relationship between traditional news organisations and user-generated content. Published last week, his report - 'Forums for citizen journalists?' - says that despite a heavy emphasis on UGC, the volume of response from users is typically very low and UGC is also a big drain on resources because of moderation and legal issues.
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