Media News - Wednesday, September 03, 2008

New site Demotix brings together citizen and pro journalists, says founder

A website that is aiming to unite 'citizen journalists' with 'mainstream media' outlets and their professional counterparts has gone live Tuesday. Demotix will sell news videos and images submitted by professional and amateur correspondents from across the globe to more mainstream media outlets. Content will be made available on an exclusive and non-exclusive basis with 70 per cent of any fee charged given to the photographer or filmmaker. The initiative was founded in response to the 'mass shrinkage' of foreign news coverage by media organisations, Turi Munthe, Demotix CEO, told Journalism.co.uk. This model will give the mainstream media access to countries where there is heavy censorship and threats to journalists by providing coverage from the ground, Munthe said, while also giving those 'street reporters' a chance to 'get their voices back into the mainstream'. Metadata in the content, which could indicate the identity or location of a journalist, will be removed in cases where a contributor is at risk. The initiative also aims to give freelance journalists the opportunity to showcase their work and forge links with mainstream media. (Journalism.co.uk)

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