New Facebook Group Hopes to Cultivate Next Generation of Citizen Journalists
Instead of asking whether or not we’ve entered the age of citizen journalism—which I think we have— perhaps we need to instead inquire as to how we’re instilling journalistic integrity into the next generation of writers.
The term “citizen journalist” has been circulating the mainstream media like a determined athlete running laps. Around every corner, there’s another blog entry or podcast discussing the changing role of journalism in light of social media.
Since the uprisings in the Middle East, which were largely documented on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter, there’s no doubt that the average civilian has just as much access to public platforms as the paid journalist—so long as she has access to the internet.
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