Citizen Journalism or Citizen Paparazism ?

Scoopt, a news agency for amateur mobile phone photographers attracted 1,200 members in the space of just a week. Their set up is simple; if you see a "newsworthy" event (in its broadest sense) and you happen to have a digital camera with you (or most likely your mobile phone with integrated camera), take the picture, send it to Scoopt by MMS or by e-mail and get 50% of the fee they may receive from a newspaper for the scoop. Will this work ? No idea  but it is a powerful concept if guided by some ethical/professional guidelines. It works for OhMynews with regards to text input from citizens, why wouldn't it work for images...

Source: Thank to the always excellent EJC Newsletter.

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