I very much enjoy your style of writing; you manage to be concise, thorough, while still remaining personable. This post captured my attention because I wrote my own on citizen journalism - it was interesting to read about the same concept, from a photographical point of view. Your post had a really readable form, it flowed from one concept to another nicely. The titles throughout helped, too.
In regards to what you posted: I would have liked to see more of an emphasis placed on the negative connotations of citizen photojournalism in regards to professional journalism. You state that ‘professionals still exist but are competing with the amateurs.’ I would be interested in hearing both your perspective, and scholarly perspectives, on whether traditional photojournalism is under threat from amateurs. I know that in regards to citizen journalism, there is a strong voice that feels that media journalism is under threat, many a dire prediction of the death of journalism, etcetera. An equally strong voice assures the doomsayers that news media will always be needed, if not just to be the standard setters for ethical, unbiased, reputable reporting. Is this the case for photojournalism?
You seem to be optimistic and quite certain that the citizen photojournalism movement will only grow: ‘Give it a couple of years and we will all be walking around with cameras in our hands.’ What will this mean in regards to professionals? Will they be displaced, replaced? Why will we possibly need traditional photogs if everyone can be a photojournalist? You reference Dan Gilmour’s article ‘The Decline (and maybe Demise) of the Professional Photographer.’ I feel you could have utilised this article a little more, expounded further. Do you think that professional photographers have a place in the fragile Web 2.0 ecosystem? It would have been interesting to read an exploration of this.
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