In the lecture we talked about how the internet has developed citizen journalism, and how everyone can be a journalist these days. If you are present to an important event you have the possibility to report the information, pictures, sounds, movies you obtain. You can either post this on e.g. your blog, Twitter, Facebook or send it to a real media channel. Because of citizen journalism people hear and see the latest news often while it happens or straight afterwards. Even though this is a positive development, the issue if citizen journalism is the end of traditional journalism has occurred.
Bentley, C H (2011 p. 103) claims that citizen journalism is no more a replacement for professional journalism than teabags are a replacement for water. Both can stand comfortably alone, but when combined they produce something quite wonderful. I could not agree more. I think citizen journalism and traditional journalism help and complete each other, and will not obliterate one another. Citizen journalists are not trying to steal someone’s job, they just want the world to see what they have to say or show about a specific theme, a recent experience or just an ignored issue. The professional journalist on the other hand seeks information about an issue and has heaps of new resources because of citizen journalists. I’ve learned that sharing is caring.
Resource:
Bentley, C H 2011, Citizen journalism: Back to the future, Geopolitics, History and International Relations, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 103-118, viewed on 8 September 2011, via ProQuest Database, http://search.proquest.com.libraryproxy.griffith.edu.au/docview/887545817.
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