Citizen pays New Yorkers to livestream crime scenes

Re:Citizen pays New Yorkers to livestream crime scenes by genericone on Monday July 26, 2021 @03:16PM (#27963993)

Then would you willing to gatekeep people from calling themselves journalists, ala a license via something like a bar exam, where violating journalistic standards could get you "disbarred".

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Re:Citizen pays New Yorkers to livestream crime scenes by danpalmer on Monday July 26, 2021 @04:01PM (#27964624)

I'm not against the idea. Wikipedia lists around 150 professional standards organisations[0] along the lines of what could be done for journalism.

Again I think there's a place for blogging, factual videos on TikTok, people working their way into the industry more organically, and special interest groups, etc. But I do think there's a need for the bulk of mainstream news to live up to the responsibility they have to the public.

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartered_(professional)

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Re:Citizen pays New Yorkers to livestream crime scenes by atatatat on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @10:25AM (#27972810)

Why not make a PDJ, Professional Doctor of Journalism, or similar?

"Journalist" doesn't need to be co-opted by a private org or the government, does it?

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