The rise of citizen journalism | Media | The Guardian - 1 views
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yitingwang on 16 Nov 14With the development of technology, more and more people can join the media and become reporters. However, the rise of citizen journalism also has revolutionary effect on different kinds of careers, such as publishers and other aspects of news and sociey.
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franhuang on 28 Nov 14Dated from 2012 but an interesting read that really puts the importance and significance of citizen journalism into perspective
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ben_weir_ on 28 Nov 14Citizen journalism is especially powerful when it disagrees with the popular paradigm of the mass media platforms. This article specifically talks about occupy, Syria, and other movements where the media was not necessarily on the side of the protesters. This is particularly powerful because it disinter mediates the mass media and shows a balanced perspective - something that history prior to the internet lacked all too often. Citizen Journalism, although often biased and unfiltered, gives a raw perspective on events which helps people form more informed opinions.