Is This the Future of News?

WirePosted points us to a story discussing the future of news reporting. For over a year, CNN has been accepting user-generated news stories and posting the best of them for all to see. Earlier this week, CNN handed over the reins of iReport.com, allowing unfiltered and unedited content from anyone who cares to participate, provided it adheres to "established community guidelines". Analysts point to the amateur footage from the Virginia Tech shootings and the Minnesota bridge collapse as an example of the capabilities of distributed reporting. Will this form of user-driven reporting (with which we are well acquainted) come to challenge or supplant traditional new broadcasting?

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[Dr. Cody]

Dugg this.

Dear God in heaven...

[jollyreaper]

Well, I suppose that's slightly less lame than having shows where pretty plastic anchorettes read us the blogs.

BREAKING NEWS Ketchup...

[Anonymous Coward]

The most read news article on that website was "BREAKING NEWS Ketchup... killed by mustard". I this the future of news?