OhMyNews International reports on their efforts to export their We Media model, which has proved to be so successful in Korea.

Eight budding citizen reporters came to OhmyNews’ Gwanghwamun office in downtown Seoul for a seminar on participatory journalism, Saturday afternoon.

Hailing from Britain, Australia, Canada and the United States, the group heard two one-hour lectures on OhmyNews International (OMNI), citizen journalism and the basics of journalistic writing.

The topics discussed included how the OhmyNews model of reporting complements “professional” journalism, how to tailor a reporting style to a particular story and the kinds of common pitfalls new reporters should avoid.

The group attending Saturday’s seminar is the first wave of foreign citizen reporters in Korea writing English-language news stories and features. The next seminar is planned for early November.

OMNI went online Feb. 22 with the aim of duplicating on a global scale the success of the Korean edition, which started with 727 citizen reporters nearly five years ago. OhmyNews now has 36,000 reporters submitting about 200 stories a day.

OhMyNews International reports on their efforts to export their We Media model, which has proved to be so successful in Korea.

Eight budding citizen reporters came to OhmyNews’ Gwanghwamun office in downtown Seoul for a seminar on participatory journalism, Saturday afternoon.
Hailing from Britain, Australia, Canada and the United States, the group heard two one-hour lectures on [...]