BBC to launch news program made completely from user generated content
Media Guardian reports that the BBC will launch a new News program which is comproised completely of user generated content. Appearing on BBC News 24 the program 'Your News' will take advantage of the enormous amount of user generasted content that is now sent to the BBC newsroom on a daily basis.
It will be interesting to see if the content of user generated news is the same as the topics covered by journalist reported news and how the two will effect each other. The BBC has recently changed their policy regarding payment for user generated content - previously they paid nothing, now they pay a fee for content that is 'particularly editiorially important or unique'. I wonder if they will declare which footage they have paid for and which pieces came for free?
It will be interesting to see if the content of user generated news is the same as the topics covered by journalist reported news and how the two will effect each other. The BBC has recently changed their policy regarding payment for user generated content - previously they paid nothing, now they pay a fee for content that is 'particularly editiorially important or unique'. I wonder if they will declare which footage they have paid for and which pieces came for free?
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