The professional identity in open source journalism

While analyzing in depth the concept of open source journalism and its values of application in the Internet, this article focuses the concern of professional journalists in a scene where each citizen is a reporter. To illustrate this research the Korean online newspaper OhmyNews was studied. Online since 2000, it has been publishing articles written by people who have not graduated in journalism. This paper intends to expand the discussion in search of a reconfiguration of the role of the professional journalist in a media that is increasingly falling into the public domain.