Crowdsourcing Public Radio: The Brian Lehrer Show and the SUV Map

Written in response to Karthika Muthukumaraswamy’s “WHEN THE MEDIA MEET CROWDS OF WISDOM: How journalists are tapping into audience expertise and manpower for the processes of newsgathering” and Anand Giridharadas’s “Africa’s Gift to Silicon Valley: How to Track a Crisis”. Brian Lehrer is a popular public radio host on WNYC. On July 26, 2007 he … Continue reading Crowdsourcing Public Radio: The Brian Lehrer Show and the SUV Map