Citizen Journalism
Citizen Journalism is regular citizens - not professional journalists - performing the collection, analysis and distribution of news.
For an introduction to Citizen Journalism, see the Educause Learning Initiative (ELI) 7 Things You Should Know about Citizen JournalismBenefits of Citizen Journalism
- emerged from the hunger for new news and fact-checking - 90% of blog content is people talking about the news
- No longer one-way media, now we CAN contribute in the conversation, because of new technology and globalization of the internet
- Hyperlocal reporting : Reporters can’t be everywhere, but people can
Examples of Citizen Journalism
- BBC In Pictures
- Scoopt.com - citizen photography
- Consumer Reports
- newsvine.com : MSNBC owned participatory news site
- Al Gore's cable network “Current”
- Drudgereport.com - independent news
- yourhub.com
