McNeil: Wouldn't It Be Lovely If Citizen Journalists Got Paid

Brian McNeil, a contributer to Wikinews, explains the concept of citizen journalism and how it relates to today's newspaper industry. Capitalizing on the talent of citizen journalists is key, McNeil says. Although they lack the professional training or educational background in the reporting field, the opportunity remains for newspapers to hone their skills and employ citizen journalists for their own publications. The future of journalism is not jeopardized by citizen journalism, he says. Instead it encourages better reporting and integrity from news sources.

Read the Brian McNeil interview.