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EXCERPT FROM OHMY NEWS FOUNDER'S SPEECH:
Here's an excerpt from the transcript of a speech by Oh Yeon Ho, the former magazine journalist who founded Korea's OhmyNews. He spoke June 24, 2005, at what OhmyNews organized as the first world conference of citizen journalists.
�Taking citizen participatory journalism to the next level will require the wise resolution of various issues. There needs to be increased confidence in articles by citizen reporters and there needs to be a higher degree of accuracy. Making media that embody sustainable models of citizen participatory journalism will require the development of unique models for survival. There needs to be structured scholarly research into the phenomenon of citizen participatory journalism. Most importantly, there needs to be mutually encouraging solidarity so that this new form of journalism, which is still in its infancy, can grow.
�That is why I want to propose to you who are putting citizen participatory journalism into practice that we create an "Alliance for Global/World Citizen Participatory Journalism." Any news medium that works for the development of citizen participatory journalism, whether on paper or through the internet, as well as groups, individuals, bloggers, and scholars of journalism should be able to participate. The organization would operate largely in cyberspace, and should become the basis for the systematic development of the citizen participatory journalism that has grown until now.