Grassroots journalism guide brings much-needed clarity

Steve Outing at Poynter has posted a detailed citizen journalism guide "to help you figure out how to put this industry trend to work for you and your newsroom." Outing breaks the complicated -- and often misunderstood -- concept of citizen journalism down into 11 layers. Each layer progresses "from dipping a toe into the waters of participatory journalism to embracing citizen reporting with your organization's full involvement."