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Is Citizen Journalism, Journalism?

Presented by Nomusa Keninda 10 July 2013

Wits Online Journalism

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“… we as a citizen journalism body became the source of news for mainstream media” Khan

CITIZEN JOURNALISM

• Reporting of news by private individuals who are not professional journalist

• Access/ grassroots news

• Witnesses

• Personal, raw, revealing, compelling

• Immediacy

• Free of anyone agenda

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BIGGEST EXPOSURE

• Natural disasters

• Human disasters

• Politics

• Violation of human rights( xenophobia)

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Why? Citizen journalism

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• Organizational structure

• External constraints

• Individual is still important

• Moved into citizen journalist space

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• Individual based • No organizational constraints • No legal/ ethical restraints • Do not answer to authority • They answer to their consciences/publics • Self regulated • No fear

Journalism : credibility and trustworthiness

THE ONLY SNACK

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• CONFIRM VALIDITY • FACT CHECKING • ACCESS TO INTERNET • PROBLEMATIC • SUBJECTIVE

Citizen journalist will ONLY join the ranks of journalism not as professional

equals

thank you

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References

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1. http://southsudaninfo.net/wp-content/uploads/reference_library/citizen_journalism_democracy_africa.pdf

2. http://citizenjournalism.missouri.edu/presentations/nie_seminar.ppt.htm 3. http://www.slideshare.net/jessieyqm/presentation-citizen-journalism 4. http://baghdadbythebaysf.com/wpcontent/uploads/2011/12/karachitsunmai-

300x225.jpg 5. http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibtimes.com/files/styles/article_slideshow_s

lide/public/2011/03/11/73011-japans-8-8-richterscale-earthquake.jpg 6. http://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/wordpress/wp-

content/uploads/2013/07/london-bombings2.jpg 7. http://wemeantwell.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/9-11-i.jpg