Citizen Journalism is a unique media platform that has empowered untrained citizens to express their views on personal, social and political issues from their personal points of view directly to the audiences beyond the regulated norms of the traditional media. The one-way process of communication in the traditional media where content providers transmit information to the reader is restructured on this interface with the active participation of the user. Citizen journalism elevates the role of the audience from passive recipients to active content providers.
Every citizen is a journalist
This media revolution was based on an Internet-based publication launched by South Korean journalist Oh Yeon-Ho in 2004, who proclaimed that “Every citizen is a journalist.” His portal OhMYNews currently has 32,000 reporters worldwide, most of whom are ordinary untrained citizens. Following in Oh Yeon-Ho’s footsteps, Missouri School of Journalism developed the concept further with Mymissouri.com, which has a user-friendly interface – Easy Editor – for the audiences to upload content.
BBC and London subway bombings
Leading broadcasters like the BBC started including user-generated content to expand the range of communication and civic participation after the London bombings in 2005. On the day of the London subway bombings (July 7), the BBC News Website used images sent by passengers who were affected by the attacks. The site provided features and options for witnesses to submit their videos, photographs, and words, which became an integral part of the BBC reports of the unfolding events.
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