The relationship between source and public

Chideya continued to describe the relationship between source and public differs between her online journal Pop and Politics and NPR.

When asked if he is fulfilling the role of the press in including citizens, Curley explained the difference between professional and consumer media, saying that AP photographers use a mixture. AP plans on remaining business to business related, but using this consumer technology is opening up new doors. In adapting to new media, AP has launched a youth initiative, asap.

Kramer said that the ‘we thing’ goes both ways. Traditional news organizations have embraced the fact that they need to operate on multiple platforms. The media will have to figure out the best ways to use podcasts, mobile phones and other new media. News providers want to publish the best content they can, including real time content which can sometimes be better than what an organization such as CBS can produce. Together with an involved audience and broadband, they’ll be able to do incredible things with media in the near future.

"Even calling it a movement sells it short," said Sambrook about We Media. He went on to say that the media is more accountable to the public than it ever has been before and the definition of the role that an organization like the BBC plays is changing. The question is where does a media organization add value to all of the content that is out there by finding and organizing it in a comprehensive manner.