BBC taking on MySpace? BBC as a "citizen journalism" site?

BBC has always been a bit paternalistic but above reproach as far as good news goes. If they go "more music" and try to take on MySpace, what will happen to news? Is this another slip away from reality into a totally relativistic age? I for one, still hunger for facts to go with my personal opinions. BBC unveils big online revamp | CNET News.com: "BBC's newfound interest in 'citizen journalism' poses questions about how user-created content will be managed. 'The BBC plays an interesting role as a public service provider,' Smith said. 'In the past, they've provided educational information and had a paternalistic attitude almost. How will they embrace this? 'A lot of these [user-generated content] sites can be rubbish. They have to play a role in identifying what is quality. If the BBC is to continue to be seen as a source of authority, it will need to have some sort of filtering process.'"

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