Apart from imparting news and information to audiences, citizen journalists also write articles to shine a light on varied issues affecting their communities. Citizen journalists’ articles can range from politics to education to economy to health care, to mention some examples. As hard news needs research and the citation of credible sources, so do articles. …
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Citizen journalism hinges on providing accurate, recent, and reliable news for the general public. To help the public make informed decisions, citizen journalists have to impart accurate news and information. Accuracy is the backbone of journalism. Therefore, news conveyed by citizen journalists ought to be factual; and when imparted news is true, the individual citizen …
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Citizen journalism is news and information dissemination done by individuals not trained as journalists. In other words, ordinary citizens capture and write news content and information and disseminate it to the public. Equipped with their personal phones, cameras, and laptops, citizen journalists capture news that takes place in their communities and convey it to the …
