http://www.journalism20.com/blog/2009/07/22/the-catch-with-user-generated-content/ How to survive and thrive in the digital age Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:29:38 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.journalism20.com/blog/2009/07/22/the-catch-with-user-generated-content/comment-page-1/#comment-9924 Brian Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:27:05 +0000 http://www.journalism20.com/blog/?p=590#comment-9924 I is in ur newspaper. Pwning ur news. I is in ur newspaper. Pwning ur news.

]]> http://www.journalism20.com/blog/2009/07/22/the-catch-with-user-generated-content/comment-page-1/#comment-9837 Mark Briggs Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:27:57 +0000 http://www.journalism20.com/blog/?p=590#comment-9837 Great addition, Angela. Technology can help when it comes to weeding the good from the bad, but it still takes human engagement to build a stream of content. It's a critical investment in social capital for a news organization today, which is even more important than getting content for "free." Great addition, Angela. Technology can help when it comes to weeding the good from the bad, but it still takes human engagement to build a stream of content. It’s a critical investment in social capital for a news organization today, which is even more important than getting content for “free.”

]]> http://www.journalism20.com/blog/2009/07/22/the-catch-with-user-generated-content/comment-page-1/#comment-9836 Angela Connor Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:58:48 +0000 http://www.journalism20.com/blog/?p=590#comment-9836 As someone with the title, "Managing Editor of User-Generated Content" for a news organization, I definitely agree with you about the cost. I do get a lot of quality content on the site and I am grateful for that. The more I engage, the better the quality. But we have to go through a lot of bad to get to the good and this is something that cannot be overlooked or undervalued. Angela Connor | @communitygirl As someone with the title, “Managing Editor of User-Generated Content” for a news organization, I definitely agree with you about the cost. I do get a lot of quality content on the site and I am grateful for that. The more I engage, the better the quality. But we have to go through a lot of bad to get to the good and this is something that cannot be overlooked or undervalued.
Angela Connor | @communitygirl

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