On November 20, 2008, CJR and Consumer Reports staged a conference called “Consumer Revolution on the Web: Opportunities and Dangers for Journalism.” The conference was designed to address questions about how professional journalists should cover consumer issues at a time when big-name bloggers, online vigilantes, and anonymous user-reviewers have turned word-of-mouth into a powerful weapon and traditional consumer reporters are falling victim to budget cuts. New York Times columnist David Pogue delivered the keynote address, in which he discussed the rise of user-generated consumer reporting on the Web. Audio of his speech is available here.
The Editors are the staffers of the Columbia Journalism Review.
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