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Sweden Metro to experiment with citizen journalism, Vancouver next?

Sweden Metro to experiment with citizen journalism, Vancouver next?

By Roland Tanglao on March 16, 2006 - 12:30pm

Hopefully Vancouver's Metro won't be too far behind but I am not holding my breath :-) !

From Sweden: Metro to experiment with citizen journalism - Editors Weblog.:

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Sweden's most distributed daily the Metro will launch 26 new local web sites that will incorporate 50-60 volunteers recruited to write and take photos from their area. Sakari Pitkänen, editor-in-chief at Metro, hopes to fill the gap made by Stockholm-based newspapers reports on local news in the suburbs.

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‹ So, do we like or not like the "Metro" newspaper?upUPDATED - Metro always a tabloid- Metronews aka Metro Vancouver switches to tabloid format ›

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