Citizen Journalism is the new form of media. It does not include the regular types of articles such as newspapers like the New York Times. It is a new form journalism where the people have the power to write their thoughts through articles online. Thus, there are other options as opposed to high powered newspapers. In a sense, citizen journalism is giving power to the people. There is more freedom in the media through citizen journalism. This is due to the fact of the Internet.
However, there are both pros and cons with citizen journalism versus the standard newspapers. The cons for citizen journals are many people that do not use the internet frequently and may not have the time to check blogs. If someone works as a construction worker, they will probably have no computer around them on the job to to surf the internet. However, a secretary or anyone that works in front of a computer will easily be able to check blogs and articles through the internet. Also, many of the blogs that do come out are not necessarily from reliable sources. The pros in newspaper articles such as the New York Times is that they are more professional and have trusted resources
I think that citizen journalism has an advantage over the standard form of journalism. Citizen journalism can constantly be updated through blogs and such. When it comes to newspapers, you have to wait the next day for the most recent news. Let's say I'm on the metro and I don't have a computer to check the news online, then I can easily pick up a newspaper and be informed.
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