What is a Citizen Journalist?
In today’s society, it is not hard to be a Citizen Journalist, all you need is a dependable cell phone and a sense to collect data. You must have good writing skills to publish free error context. With the power of social media sites, a citizen journalist can report breaking news more quickly than a professional journalist can. Notable examples of citizen journalism reporting from major world events are the 2010 Haiti Earthquake to the Black Lives Matter Movement. Citizen journalists lack an understanding of media ethics because they are not professionally trained. Media ethics is the subdivision dealing with the specific ethical principles and standards of media, including broadcast media, film, theatre, the arts, print media, and the internet. You have the power to change people’s lives so be consider what you record or write about.
