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Things I wish I'd known before I became a citizen journalist.(Citizen Journalism)

Nieman Reports,  December, 2005  by Parr, Barry

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> In May 2004, Barry Parr, a former Web site architect for the San Jose Mercury News and CNET's News.com, introduced his own new Web site to an online audience. His initial goal was to apply what he'd learned about building news sites to the California coastal community where he lived. He described Coastsider--the name he gave his Web site--as "a community Web site for coastal San Mateo County." Readers who came to this site, he said, would be able "to find out what's happening now in this amazing community, dig deeper into topics that interest you, and discuss these ...

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