OHMYNEWS.COM MAKES NEWS -- KIND ATTENTION MAYURESH PAWAR ;)
Korean 'citizen journalism' site faces challenges
OhmyNews introduced the world to "citizen journalism" -- breaking news, investigative reporting, tales of daily life, written by thousands of amateurs all over South Korea. But now the online newspaper finds itself in the throes of change.
After having turned a small profit for three years, OhmyNews slid into the red in 2006. It faces growing competition in South Korea, has failed to catch fire beyond its borders and, most important, has lost its luster as the must-read, latest new thing. (for more read this link
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/28/BUG0MOSR8P1.DTL&hw=ohmynews&sn=001&sc=1000
Hey, just kidding guys... but suddenly OHMYNEWS seems so relevant to us. Soon PENPRICKS will upload another story plagiarised by a Goan English daily from the news site.
OhmyNews introduced the world to "citizen journalism" -- breaking news, investigative reporting, tales of daily life, written by thousands of amateurs all over South Korea. But now the online newspaper finds itself in the throes of change.
After having turned a small profit for three years, OhmyNews slid into the red in 2006. It faces growing competition in South Korea, has failed to catch fire beyond its borders and, most important, has lost its luster as the must-read, latest new thing. (for more read this link
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/28/BUG0MOSR8P1.DTL&hw=ohmynews&sn=001&sc=1000
Hey, just kidding guys... but suddenly OHMYNEWS seems so relevant to us. Soon PENPRICKS will upload another story plagiarised by a Goan English daily from the news site.
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