Citizen Journalism refers to the reporting of news events by members of
the public using the internet to spread the information
Some types of citizen journalism also act as a check on the reporting of
the larger news outlets by providing alternative analysis.
TYPES OF CITIZEN JOURNALISM Collaborative Citizen Journalism
Personal Publishing
Grassroots Media
Networked Journalism
Open Source Journalism
Citizen Media
Participatory Journalism
Hyper local Journalism
For example, police officers or city clerks could operate
as citizen journalists if they were to release information
about an incident. Citizen journalism has become increasingly popular with the rise in popularity of smartphones. However, an early example of citizen journalism can be found as far back as 1963. MEMBERS Jhonh Loyd Vargas