Studio 20 Director Jay Rosen proposes ExplainThis.org as a way for journalists to answer the public’s questions. From the Poynter Institute:
Rosen has developed an idea that could make journalism better by allowing more people to participate in the process: ExplainThis.
ExplainThis has two parts. One is an open system through which anyone can ask and answer questions and vote on them. The second part involves “journalists standing by.” Journalists would monitor questions, looking for ones that meet three conditions:
- Many people are asking the same thing.
- The question can’t be answered well via search.
- Answering the question would require the work of journalism: investigation and explanation.
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Source: studio20nyu
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File this under “good ideas.”
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other crazy folks out there who also plan...journalism. Here’s where our future probably...
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What an awesome idea. Letters to the Editor and comment sections on web sites only do so much to provide a voice to any...
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Formspring saves journalism. Story at 11.
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Those stories don’t have a purpose when a few minutes of light Googling can get you all the answers you need. I see...
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The innovation in Q&A sites (Hunch, Quora, Mahalo Answers, and now Explain This), says something interesting about the...
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caro reblogged this from soupsoup and added:
This is very exciting. And much more relevant than shot-in-the-dark evening news stories that claim to be of public...
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