Citizen Journalism

Question 1

What it is?

Answer 1

Journalism experts agree that citizen journalism is the collecting and reporting of information via social media, public platforms, and traditional news outlets, either by non-traditional sources or the public.

Question 2

Two types.

Answer 2

• Independent - They use social media/create a blog
• Cooperative (crowdsourcing where the information is distrbuted evenly)

Question 3

Advantages.

Answer 3

1. Can report events as they are occurring as you don’t have to wait like a traditional Journalist until the news station has reported the event.
2. This helps to challenge the media. It works for the public as they are working to fact major news outlets means they can easily be sued if they are caught not acting in accordance with the law.
3. It also enables them to offer multiple perspectives on an event. This provides the advantage of the public being collectively involved. It, therefore, makes it harder for the news story to be twisted to suit the individual.
4. It leads professional journalists to the site of the news.

Question 4

Disadvantages.

Answer 4

1. It poses difficulties to the audience about what to believe.
   - This means that it is innate for humans to make mistakes. Therefore, this affects the integrity of the information.
2. They may not work for a company and therefore may not follow the media code of conduct. This could cause harm to the entity.
3. 2. It has a limited audience in some cases.
      - In comparison to live broadcasting, citizen journalism doesn’t offer a larger audience base
4. Hard to identify creadbaility to the citizen journalists.