Welcome to the Conspiracy

by David Markland on April 20, 2009 · 17 comments

in Site News

Welcome to Global Conspiracy, a blog for and about citizen journalists. The main goal of this site will be to present and discuss methods, ethics, and tips for citizen journalists, as well as highlight citizen journalism in action around the world. 

The name “Global Conspiracy” is, of course, ironic. A single individual with a computer can spread a message wider and faster than the combined might of all pre-web media empires combined… without an allegiance to a media empire, political party, or secret cabal. If you’re reading this, using Blogger, Wordpress, LiveJournal, or a score of other free services, you can also join the “global conspiracy” of citizen journalists. Nobody can be excluded.

The varied backgrounds of our columnists and contributors should prove that while there is always a “better” way to conduct journalism, there is rarely a universally accepted best way. Anticipate debate, and feel free to participate in the conversation, including the ongoing debate over, “what is a citizen journalist?” which, I believe, is mostly settled with the following quote:

“The idea behind citizen journalism is that people without professional journalism training can use the tools of modern technology and the global distribution of the Internet to create, augment or fact-check media on their own or in collaboration with others.” -Mark Glaser, 9/27/06

If you have any suggestions, questions, compliments, or gripes, you can reach me at markland@metblogs.com.

{ 17 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Tips 08.24.09 at 2:40 am

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2 turizm 08.24.09 at 11:18 pm

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3 Worldgames 08.26.09 at 11:16 pm

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4 Minerall 08.27.09 at 10:58 pm

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5 income tax 09.09.09 at 2:30 am

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6 lady secrets 09.16.09 at 1:45 am

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7 planbiz 09.18.09 at 5:23 am

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8 strbizinfo 09.20.09 at 2:20 am

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9 strallinfo 09.20.09 at 6:29 am

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10 meninvest 09.23.09 at 1:49 pm

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11 bizallinvest 09.25.09 at 6:31 am

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12 Deripet 09.26.09 at 6:54 am

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13 Turanal 09.27.09 at 2:10 am

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14 Georgi 09.28.09 at 3:23 am

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15 Helene 09.29.09 at 12:51 pm

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16 Chudo 10.05.09 at 3:04 am

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17 pop stars life 11.19.09 at 6:26 am

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