Journalism
Just a few years ago citizen journalism was a completely new phenomenon. Strongly criticized by mainstream media and professional journalists and carefully accepted by the people. Today, citizen journalists are highly involved in daily reporting, many became heroes over the night and number of prizes were awarded to anonymous and known brave citizen journos. In
Today is World Press Freedom Day. One of very significant days for entire world. Media in every country serves citizens and free speech. Or at least should do that. Goal is unique, to report and follow news and events and present them to public the way they are. Past was turbulent, for media and press
Professional journalists and traditional, mainstream media, always point out that their work is ethical and their information are always real, true, checked and valid. Is that really so? And if it is, why do they always have next to say that citizen journalism isn’t? If readers and users had time for checking I’m sure they
Situation is changing on better considering media freedom, but there is a need to make a huge step and let people understand what is news manipulation and make politicians understand that they can’t manipulate with crowd by serving them news which are convenient only to them (no matter is it democratic or nondemocratic country). With
I don’t know why journalists feel citizen journalists like a threat? It should be opposite. Because journalists have on their side professionalism, experience, more money, big corporations and companies, whole organization. So why do they think that citizen journalism is something wrong? There is no one good reason for it, especially since the crisis in