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”Citizen Journalism is too broad a term. It must be subdivided, for example, 1. Opinion 2. Crowdsourcing 3. Investigative outside of mainstream media.” ”The role of journalists must be conveners of conversation.”

”Mansfield said the paper’s role in fostering a sense of community in the Bay Area ‘calls back to journalism’s early roots.’ It’s a mission, Mansfield said, ‘not to lose as we head into the future.’”

”Put up a Google map /…/ and town and neighborhood wikis and ask them to pinpoint every failure of infrastructure /…/ they see /…/ Urge them to blog their stories of frustration and bureaucracy. /…/ Then do what you do best: add journalism.”

”Part of newspapers’ strength is the speed and accuracy they can deliver. If we’re going to remain relevant and not replaced by Wikipedia, we need to prepare our resources now before big bad news breaks.”

”One of the questions I get most often is how I apply the Long Tail strategy to my day job of running Wired.
The short answer is what I call the ‘Three Cs’: Catalyze and Curate Conversations.”

”Welcome to the Wired How To Wiki, a collaborative site dedicated to the burgeoning DIY culture. Here you’ll find all kinds of projects, hacks, tricks and tips on how to live, work and play better.”

”The strategy is all about niches. /…/ Mom-and-pop businesses have never been able to afford to advertise in a big metro politan paper. But advertising /…/ on a hyperlocal Web site? ”We can make that very affordable,” Maness says.”