Leonard Witt of Kennesaw University (proprietor of the PJNet weblog, presented a paper this weekend entitled:
Constructing a Framework to Enable an Open Source Reinvention of Journalism: #

This paper builds upon open source/open content literature and applications to develop a framework from which academics, citizens, critics, journalists and the media industry can collectively develop a sustainable model or models to save quality journalism–possibly by reinventing journalism as it has traditionally been defined. #

The paper (downloadable as a PDF) contains a 15-point checklist journalists should consider when attempting to “reinvent” journalism at professional media outlets. I think the 15 points are worth considering on the college media level as well. #

I hope to get in contact with Witt to discuss some of these points in the near future. #

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