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Grassroots Journalism by the People, for the People
A community website needs people, leaders who can find the most knowledgeable sources, ask the right questions and elicit thoughtful responses. If you build it, and don't staff it, at best, a few wackos will show.
Eventually, the community can provide that on a regular basis. But to attract such thoughtful correspondents, a CitJ website needs to "prime the pump" with some solid "staff" reporting. (It can be from a solo blogger.) And even then, it can takes months of work before a vibrant community forms.
Without a leading voice, though, others will step into the forum and try to assume leadership. In most cases, these folks tend to be either cranks, politicians or PR agents -- folks with an agenda to be heard. And that will discourage more responsible, objective voices from sticking around, much less contributing themselves.



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