- Oh Yeon Ho
Oh Yeon Ho (born
1964 ) is the founder of "citizen journalism" in the Republic of Korea, and CEO ofOhmyNews a new approach to cyber-journalism in which ordinary citizens can contribute to a major news organization through being at news events, filing reports, and having their work verified and edited by a trained news staff. He is seen as one of the pivotal figures in thecontemporary culture of South Korea .Biography
Oh was born in 1964 in
Gokseong . He graduated fromYonsei University in 1988 with a degree inKorean literature . He earned a master's degree in journalism fromRegent University in 1998 and has a PhD in mass-communication atSogang University inSeoul . In 2006, he received theWharton Infosys Business Transformation Award for his work with information technology, most specifically his pioneering development of OhmyNews and the society-transforming contributions that resulted.ee also
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citizen journalism
*Independent Media Center
*Ohmynews External links
* [http://www.ohmynews.com OhmyNews official site]
* http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?no=153109&rel_no=1
* http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2843651.stm
* http://www.changemakers.net/library/temp/nytimes030603.cfm
* http://www.atimes.com.by-parakeet.gibeo.net/atimes/Korea/FK25Dg01.html
* http://www.wacc.org.uk/wacc/publications/media_action/253_oct_2003/ohmynews_anyone_can_be_a_reporter
* http://www.prwatch.org/node/1771
* http://creativeink.blogspot.com/2004/12/citizen-journalists.html
* http://www.editorsweblog.org/2004/05/every_citizen_i.html
* [http://www.janjan.jp/ Jan Jan] (Japanese citizen journalism)
* [http://www.lun.com/ Las Ultimas Noticias] (Chilean citizen journalism)
* [http://www.bonk.com.ar/tp/ Los Trabajos Practicos] (Argentine citizen journalism)
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