General news agencies, etc. Will also practice the same journalistic integrity when looking for content in the social media arena.

The people who do speak sense stand out anyway. I believe it will become easier especially since the entire environment of social media promotes those who are more relevant i.e. More links, more readers, etc.

Yes there will be much more freedom for anyone to write or produce something and also for organisation to get there message out, but at the same time it will be easier for a user to block that content or to filter it out.

For example if there is a website that is made of lots of stories and media from normal citizens – if I never go on it. I will never see it

Also what traditional journalism has over ‘citizen journalism’ is proven quality. That’s why I log onto the Guardian every day…. how is a ‘amateurs’ website going to provide consistent quality?

If we assume that a citizen journalist is someone for whom it’s not a dayjob.. I would then assume that any decent talent out there will be quickly hoovered up by the mainstream and then become a part of the establishment.

to be honest I think a lot of this stuff is just a fad.Edit12:40