Joseph Lichterman writes about the Tow Center's new Guide to Crowdsourcing, which explains how outlets like ProPublica, WNYC, and the Guardian engage the public: "While many publications will scour social media sites for stories ('Twitter reacts to X'), the report specifies that crowdsourcing requires direct engagement from newsrooms, and 'the people engaging in crowdsourcing need to feel they have agency in contributing to a news story.'"
December 9, 2015
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