CBS has opened their own version of citizen journalism site. The user generated news site, CBSeyemobile.com also offers mobile applications that make it easier for citizens like you and me to submit photos and videos. With pictures of cheerleaders and videos of usually half-naked “thezomgblog” commenting on politics it is clear that someone is asleep at the wheel.
Although users have their own idea of what “news” is, CBS is not giving visitors warnings about not-safe-for-work pictures. Visitors can only see what is popular, not what is newsworthy. This is a problem considering this is a CBS-branded site.
As the news media tries to reach out and let users interact, they also face the fact that they need a moderator. Sites, like Facebook, that seem to be totally user controlled do have moderators. Perhaps in their need to jump on the user-generated news band wagon CBS has forgotten this key element, which could mean the death of this recently born site.
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