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Dan Gillmor
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Director Knight Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship
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  • @ Dan Gillmor
    Director Knight Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship

    Dan I know you guys had to chase around for financing recently: is promoting an "objective" or alternative view of the media in the US like flogging a dead horse? Can web "2.0" even compete with the likes... Show more »Dan I know you guys had to chase around for financing recently: is promoting an "objective" or alternative view of the media in the US like flogging a dead horse? Can web "2.0" even compete with the likes of Fix et al? I noticed even the respected Southern Poverty Law Center castigating CNN Lou Dobbs recently over statements about immigrants - you and I may know about this, but how does the man in the street? Does he even go online? Show less »

    Submitted by: ryanscribe | 34 votes for this..

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    Director Knight Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship

    Can any citizen be a journalist or is training necessary and if so, how could this be delivered on a wide scale?

    Submitted by: bonzo1 | 23 votes for this..

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    Director Knight Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship

    Do you think that some of the worst excesses we see on YouTube – films of bullying, abusing teachers for example - are something we just have to live with? Do you see a downward spiral where conent has... Show more »Do you think that some of the worst excesses we see on YouTube – films of bullying, abusing teachers for example - are something we just have to live with? Do you see a downward spiral where conent has to become more and more shocking and ‘real’ in order to attract viewers? Show less »

    Submitted by: keithwhu | 21 votes for this..

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  • @ Dan Gillmor
    Director Knight Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship

    Do you agree that citizen media at the moment is dominated by punditry and comment? Is there enough focus on the stock-in-trade of press reporting – getting out there, asking questions, following leads... Show more »Do you agree that citizen media at the moment is dominated by punditry and comment? Is there enough focus on the stock-in-trade of press reporting – getting out there, asking questions, following leads and checking facts? Show less »

    Submitted by: Londontowner | 21 votes for this..

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  • @ Dan Gillmor
    Director Knight Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship

    Has any research been done into the psychological and socio-economic profile of citizen journalists? I have the feeling it is something for the middle-class males – do you agree?

    Submitted by: Londontowner | 21 votes for this..

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  • @ Dan Gillmor
    Director Knight Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship

    Is there a 'logical' conclusion to the trends in citizen journalism that are currently emerging? If so, what is it?

    Submitted by: the6thestate | 35 votes for this..

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  • @ Dan Gillmor
    Director Knight Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship

    Dan I know you guys had to chase around for financing recently: is promoting an "objective" or alternative view of the media in the US like flogging a dead horse? Can web "2.0" even compete with the likes... Show more »Dan I know you guys had to chase around for financing recently: is promoting an "objective" or alternative view of the media in the US like flogging a dead horse? Can web "2.0" even compete with the likes of Fix et al? I noticed even the respected Southern Poverty Law Center castigating CNN Lou Dobbs recently over statements about immigrants - you and I may know about this, but how does the man in the street? Does he even go online? Show less »

    Submitted by: ryanscribe | 34 votes for this..

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  • @ Dan Gillmor
    Director Knight Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship

    Do you think citizen media could make any contribution to conflict reolution- for example, between Israel and Palestine-or could it actually inflame tensions?

    Submitted by: TJH123 | 33 votes for this..

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  • @ Dan Gillmor
    Director Knight Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship

    Can you discern any differences in the attitude towards the Internet among the current crop of presidential candidates and if so, whose position do you support?

    Submitted by: the6thestate | 33 votes for this..

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  • @ Dan Gillmor
    Director Knight Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship

    What issues relating to the Internet will the next President of the USA have to grapple with and what advice would you give her or him?

    Submitted by: iberian | 30 votes for this..

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