Most Americans Think Citizen Media Is Vital To Future Of Journalism

Podcasting News -- A majority of Americans (55%) said bloggers are important to the future of American journalism and 74% said citizen journalism will play a vital role, according to a new We Media - Zogby Interactive poll.

Highlights:

• 72% said they were dissatisfied with the quality of American journalism today.
• 61% said they believed traditional journalism is out of touch with what Americans want from their news.
• Most respondents (53%) also said the rise of free Internet-based media pose the greatest opportunity to the future of professional journalism and three in four (76%) said the Internet has had a positive impact on the overall quality of journalism.
• Nearly nine out of 10 media insiders (86%) said they believe bloggers will play an important part in journalism’s future.

“We are now seeing mainstream acceptance of what we call the Power of Us - the value, credibility, and vital expression of citizen and collaborative media,” said Dale Peskin, a managing director of iFOCOS, the organization that conducts the annual We Media conference. “We’ve arrived at a tipping point. A new definition of democratic media is emerging in our society.”

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Note: As technology advances, the James Croft Evangelistic Association believes we as Christians must keep up with it, using the tools God gives us to spread His Word so that all may know Him. This ministry utilizes two types of "citizen media", this Blog and a Podcast.