The first U.S. forays in citizen media began in earnest only in 2004. Now, as 2008 comes to a close, we need to stop referring to citizen journalism as a monolithic phenomenon and pay closer attention to the many ways it’s evolving.
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The State of Citizen Journalism
Speech by Jan Schaffer, J-Lab Executive Director Journalism That Matters Collaborative’s New Pamphleteers Conference June 5, 2008 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Participatory Media: Challenges to the Conventions of Journalism
Speech by Jan Schaffer, J-Lab Executive Director May 8, 2008 University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication Eugene, Ore.
Participatory Journalism: USA
Speech by Jan Schaffer, J-Lab Executive Director November 19, 2007 Speech and PowerPoint presentation shown at the 2007 International Online Journalism Seminar, Barcelona, Spain
What’s Next for Newspapers and Journalism Education?
Speech by Jan Schaffer, J-Lab Directorat the 2006 AEJMC Convention, San Francisco
Interactive Journalism: Drawing in Readers with a High-Tech Approach
Presentation supported with a grant from the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation. Speech by Jan Schaffer, J-Lab Director
Convergent Audiences: When Consumers are Creators
Presentation by Jan Schaffer April 18, 2004 Broadcast Educators Association convention, Las Vegas, NV.
A Free Press and The Public Trust
Presentation to the Baruch College Board Master’s Program in Business Journalism, Baruch College, New York, NY
What Can Computer Games Teach Journalists?
Presentation by Glenn Thomas Co-Founder, Smashing Ideas, Inc. at the 2002 AEJMC Convention, Miami Beach , FL. Introductory remarks by Jan Schaffer.




