Dan Gillmor, who is probably the closest thing to the originator of the phrase "citizen journalism" -- is doing some teaching about the future of participatory journalism -- but not exactly in the way he would have liked. On Jan. 24, Gillmor posted to his Bayosphere blog about the failure of his site to succeed -- at least in a traditional business sense. This has prompted a set of thoughtful reactions, including a post from another expert at citizen-media involvement -- Steven Clift (GIRAFFE PROFILE) at Democracies Online in Minneapolis. For anyone considering developing a local news community, these two folks are the pioneers � and the have the wounds and wisdom to prove it.