Media News - Monday, May 05, 2008
Dutch citizen journalism website shuts down
Dutch website Skoeps, which invites citizens to submit pictures and
video clips of breaking news, will shut down after failing to find a
sustainable business model, its owners said on Friday. Such ‘citizen
journalism’ sites have become increasingly popular in recent years and
have been seen as a possible challenge to the more established
publishers. Many media companies, such as broadcasters CNN and BBC, also
ask viewers to submit photos or videos as local people armed with
cameras on their mobile phones are often the first on the scene when a
major event develops. ‘The ambition of the news site was partially
successful, but Skoeps did not succeed in developing a financially
healthy perspective,’ the owners, publisher PCM Uitgevers and investment
company Talpa Media, said in a statement. Skoeps - the name is a play on
the English word ‘scoop’ - received 1,000 to 1,500 submissions per
month, the companies said.
(Reuters)
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