Citizen Journalism
topic on 3 shows · 4 statements across 4 episodes
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Friedberg: Citizen journalism exposés will be 2026's big media trend
“I do think the big trend in media is going to be the citizen journalism doing exposés.”
Lessin: Trust networks, not cameras, will determine future truth
“The big lie has always been like with citizen journalism. Right. And like this idea that truth could come from anywhere. And it's because basically we got super lazy in the last hundred years because there was this brief moment in time where it was really hard…”
Calacanis: Rise of citizen journalism due to media burnout is healthy
“I think ultimately this is a healthy thing that's happening now. People are burnt out by the media. They assume it's link baiting. They assume this is fake news or there's an agenda and they don't trust the government.”
Weiss: Citizen journalism cannot substitute for traditional newsroom verification
“On the other hand, you know, that is not a substitute for the kind of work that is being done every day at places like Axios. Like, you do need the fact check. You do need, you know, two sources, three sources, you know,”