Neil Thurman
Director, Journalism, Media and Globalisation (Erasmus Mundus Masters)
Department of Journalism
Neil has published widely on online journalism.
His work appears in: Journalism: Theory, Practice & Criticism; New Media & Society; Journalism Practice; Convergence; and Journalism Studies.
He gave a keynote speech at the 1st International Reporters’ Forum in Seoul, South Korea as a guest of Ohmynews.com; and is a regular contributor to the International Symposium on Online Journalism in Austin, Texas, where he won ‘best paper’ in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.
Neil was appointed as City University’s first lecturer in Electronic Publishing in 1997 and directed their successful Master’s in Electronic Publishing until 2004.
He continues to teach on that programme as well as leading the Erasmus Mundus Master’s in Journalism, Media and Globalisation.
E-mail: n.j.thurman@city.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7040 8222
OhmyNews founder Oh Yeon Ho welcomed citizen reporters on Thursday.
 More than 300 "citizen reporters" hailing from countries as far apart as Chile and Norway are coming together at the OhmyNews International Citizen Reporters' Forum from June 23 to June 26, 2005 in Seoul.  is one of the most popular South Korean news websites, and it has played an important role in the election of reformist President Roh Moo-hyun. Unlike traditional news sources, OhmyNews allows any individual with an Internet connection to contribute stories. A professional staff of journalists vets incoming submissions and decides which stories are to be published.

The project is sponsoring the forum in order to promote its English edition, officially launched in May 2004. Citizen reporters writing in English exchange ideas and stories, and try to understand the inner workings of the Korean edition. The conference is sponsored by Korean corporations such as Samsung, SK Corporation, LG, Yuhan-Kimberly, and Asiana Airlines.

OhmyNews citizen reporters holding their national flags in a ceremony on Friday evening.