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		<title>I&#8217;m back! With a new blog..</title>
		<link>http://www.theaccidentaljournalist.co.uk/2010/09/01/blog/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:08:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello all!
I hope some of you are still following the Accidental Journalist - I&#8217;ve had a long summer off after completing my MA at City University, and it&#8217;s finally time to get back to work&#8230;
Two bits of news: firstly, this citizen journalist is about to enter the world of professional journalism. In a few days&#8217; time, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>That&#8217;s all folks &#8211; for now</title>
		<link>http://www.theaccidentaljournalist.co.uk/2010/05/04/folks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 10:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SRainey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well &#8211; it&#8217;s May 4 2010 and it looks like the blogging part of my online journalism module is over. While it&#8217;s getting marked, The Accidental Journalist will be offline for a while &#8211; but I promise to be back with a vengeance once I transfer my blog to a different server in a few months&#8217; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More than news: citizen media in Uganda</title>
		<link>http://www.theaccidentaljournalist.co.uk/2010/05/02/news-citizen-media-uganda/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 22:27:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SRainey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“One day I wake up and there&#8217;s an armored personnel carrier right outside my house. I tweet about it, and the next thing I know I&#8217;m a citizen journalist.”
- Solomon King, Ugandan blogger and founder of blog aggregator Blog Spirit
Citizen journalism is a wonderful force for democracy. I&#8217;ve blogged before about citizen media in Africa, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Good point, Ms Midgley &#8211; but I disagree</title>
		<link>http://www.theaccidentaljournalist.co.uk/2010/04/29/good-point-midgley-disagree/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:44:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SRainey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you haven&#8217;t already read Carol Midgley&#8217;s brilliant article in today&#8217;s Times, click here to have a look.
Midgley&#8217;s comment is a thoughtful critique of citizen journalism in its many guises, and why she - as a professional journalist &#8211; just isn&#8217;t so sure about the whole thing. I&#8217;ve blogged recently about the dangers (albeit comic) of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A scary thought</title>
		<link>http://www.theaccidentaljournalist.co.uk/2010/04/26/a-scary-thought/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:47:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SRainey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the next month, www.theaccidentaljournalist.co.uk will draw towards the end of its official existence. My online journalism module gets marked from May 2 &#8211; but don&#8217;t worry (Mum), I&#8217;m going to try and transfer my blog to a different server thingummywhatsit and keep it going after it gets marked, so hopefully it&#8217;ll be a brief interlude rather [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can citizen journalism make a difference on May 6?</title>
		<link>http://www.theaccidentaljournalist.co.uk/2010/04/26/can-citizen-journalism-make-a-difference-on-may-6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:25:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SRainey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Britain is in the midst of election frenzy (emphasised by my sparkly red word art). Leaders&#8217; debates, ballot papers, day-by-day scandals, egg throwing drama&#8230; it&#8217;s everywhere, and citizen journalists can&#8217;t just stand back and watch the chaos unfold.
Along with talk of who&#8217;s going to win (and if you&#8217;re not sure how to vote, check out the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stranded by a volcano? A handy guide to survival</title>
		<link>http://www.theaccidentaljournalist.co.uk/2010/04/20/stranded-by-a-volcano-a-handy-guide-to-survival/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 17:56:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SRainey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apologies for the sudden splurge of posts in the past few days &#8211; but this accidental journalist is stranded, stuck in bonnie Belfast by a lovely plume of volcanic ash.
Ok, so there are benefits of not being able to fly back to London: I&#8217;m loving the home-cooked meals, having my own car and my tragic inability to do any [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tweet dreams.. and a bit of a nightmare</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:40:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SRainey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great news for citizen journalism last week as the power of Twitter and citizen news in Africa was revealed. After the unexpected rejection of BBC journalist Jonah Fisher from a Johannesburg press conference by ANCYL leader Julius Malema, Fisher rallied huge online support from across South Africa about the youth leader&#8217;s angry outburst. He tweeted his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When citizen journalism goes too far&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.theaccidentaljournalist.co.uk/2010/04/20/when-citizen-journalism-goes-too-far/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:25:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SRainey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lesson #1 on how not to be a citizen journalist.
Take note:
Over and out.
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		<title>Media on the move</title>
		<link>http://www.theaccidentaljournalist.co.uk/2010/04/16/media-on-the-move/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 12:19:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SRainey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[



Image credit: http://a.images.blip.tv/MobileMediaNow-picture346.jpg



Poynter Online have just set up a great new blog which citizen journalists are going to love. The Mobile Media blog is co-authored by Damon Kiesow, managing editor of NashuaTelegraph.com, and Regina McCombs, a Poynter faculty member, the blog aggregates news stories that reflect the intersection of mobile and media, how it&#8217;s affecting journalism [...]]]></description>
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