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This week we have a review of another media organization that is being significantly aided by online “intervention” from everyday citizens.

And the first point that comes to my mind is after reading and viewing a couple of citizen online news organizations and the different ways in which they work is, WHY DOESN’T AUSTRALIA HAVE ANYTHING LIKE THIS!!

The latest, www.stomp.com.sg is in my opinion the best form of citizen intervention of news reporting i have seen so far. Based in Singapore stomp is an online news field where members of the public can post items of newsworthy value, the total citizen content is reportedly 80-85%. The reason i believe this is better than others is because the citizens who contribute only contribute ideas for stories or add the value of an existing story. Adding to the existing value of a story is usually via the wonderful mobile phone and its ability to capture both still images and moving images. the stories are then printed in a leading Singapore newspaper The Straits Times This is the best way to operate in my opinion. Unlike other sites such as Ohmynews contributors don’t directly report news they just influence the coverage the everyday person receives, thus not giving too much power to the contributor. a downside i believe would clog other citizen based sites. A system such as this also gives the newspaper a current affairs type approach. If an issue appears to significantly affect the greater community the newspaper could be seen a hero that enacts change. Like that of its initial story about ridiculously long queues to see medical staff at clinics across Singapore

The best system so far.