Now here's a good idea. It takes a fair amount of work, consistency and commitment, but it's a smart route to the pro-am hybrid most expect daily journalism to require.
The Oakland Press is launching a "classroom" --- and institute as it calls it --- for citizen journalism. Essentially anyone can come in and get some tutoring from the newsroom on techniques in scheduled sessions.
The aim is to generate understanding that will lead to publication online or in print.
