Dutch citizen photojournalism Web site Skoeps will be closing down, after being unsuccessful at finding a sustainable business model, Reuters reported Friday.

Skoeps is owned by Dutch media groups PCM Uitgevers and Talpa Media, and has 7,500 registered users.

Citizens submit photos and video clips of breaking news to the site, which received about 1,500 to 2,000 images and video clips from users each month, Reuters reported.

The closure happened despite plans for a new payment scheme and an investment of €500,000 in advertising in 2007, according to Journalism.co.uk.

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