citizen journalism

Citizen journalism offers opportunity for interactive communication, but can also be potentially harmful to the careers of those professionally working in journalism. Citizen journalism can be an avenue of sharing opinions, offering advice, marketing, organizing events and movements, and creating communities.

Citizen journalism can expand upon and expose "traditional media." Tuesday's readings shed light on the power of the internet and blogging and how it may evolve in the future. I cannot imagine a world without traditional media, but I can imagine, and hope to participate in, a world where citizens are actively involved in and aware of both local and global news.