Follow up citizen journalism

These are some links to sites I was talking about earlier can be found below. They are openly inviting citizen journalists to contribute to every article.

• The Punch - http://www.thepunch.com.au/
• 'Opinion' section of mumbrella - http://mumbrella.com.au/first-law-of-digital-pr-at-least-pretend-to-read-the-site-8818
• The Vine - http://www.thevine.com.au/news/

These are a few examples of many. Another development is cites which encourage the public, and budding journalists to write about niche areas that they are passionate about. An example of this can be found at Faster Louder, a music site which is completely fueled by citizens volunteering their time to see bands and review them and report to the site so that music fans can make informed choices before paying for a live show.