When any common man in his capacity as a citizen of a nation takes up the initiative to report things or express his views about happenings around him then the occurrence is popularly termed as citizen journalism or participatory journalism. Citizen Journalists are not bound by the conventional term of a journalist. Citizen journalists take up an initiative to express ideas irrespective of their educational or professional background. In a way this emerging form of journalism is promising a scenario of breaking free from media bias as well as taking local news on a global platform. Would you like to be the citizen journalist for Institute of Social Development? Do you see things around and feel that they must be reported to the public eyes? Do you feel your ethical responsibility to bring the change we talk everyday? Write to us about your local issues! Become a citizen journalist today! |
