Sophisticated gadget allows citizen to cover a newsRichard Sambrook (2005) in his article titled “Citizen Journalism and the BBC” reports that within six hours exactly after London Bombing on 5 July 2005, BBC received more than 1,000 photographs, 20 pieces of amateur video, 4,000 text messages, and 20,000 emails, which all those stuffs were reported the London Bombing tragedy. Those came from everyone who getting involved as eye witnesses regarding to London Bombing.
According to article by Yehonathan Tommer (2007) titled “The Journalist of the Future is Here”, he examines that ordinary citizens together with their sophisticated gadgets such as cell phone, a Skype telephone communication, a digital camera and computer e-mail access to broadband and satellite, have delivered the new statement that everyone can be a journalist, even without graduated from any particular education institution. Supported by this digital era which offers unlimited information, allow the citizens to post any posting regarding to relate issue only through internet connection in a few minutes only. Tommer also points out that citizen journalists will replace the traditional staff reporter with a regular domestic beat or the correspondent.
Citizen journalist as we can see, they can collaborate with traditional reporter in order to produce a news story and dig in-depth information. Citizen journalists hold an active role in the process of searching information, reporting, collecting facts and information. J. D Lasica (2003) in a journal titled “Online Journalism Review” classifies media for citizen journalism into six types:
1. Audience participation (e.g: personal Blogs, photos or video clip captured from personal gadget.
2. Independent News and Information Websites (e.g: Consumer reports)
3. Full-fledged participatory news sites (e.g: Ohmynews.com)
4. Collaborative and contributory media sites (e.g: Slashdot)
5. Other kinds of “small range media” (e.g: Mailing list, e-mail newsletter)
6. Personal broadcasting sites.
According to article by Yehonathan Tommer (2007) titled “The Journalist of the Future is Here”, he examines that ordinary citizens together with their sophisticated gadgets such as cell phone, a Skype telephone communication, a digital camera and computer e-mail access to broadband and satellite, have delivered the new statement that everyone can be a journalist, even without graduated from any particular education institution. Supported by this digital era which offers unlimited information, allow the citizens to post any posting regarding to relate issue only through internet connection in a few minutes only. Tommer also points out that citizen journalists will replace the traditional staff reporter with a regular domestic beat or the correspondent.
Citizen journalist as we can see, they can collaborate with traditional reporter in order to produce a news story and dig in-depth information. Citizen journalists hold an active role in the process of searching information, reporting, collecting facts and information. J. D Lasica (2003) in a journal titled “Online Journalism Review” classifies media for citizen journalism into six types:
1. Audience participation (e.g: personal Blogs, photos or video clip captured from personal gadget.
2. Independent News and Information Websites (e.g: Consumer reports)
3. Full-fledged participatory news sites (e.g: Ohmynews.com)
4. Collaborative and contributory media sites (e.g: Slashdot)
5. Other kinds of “small range media” (e.g: Mailing list, e-mail newsletter)
6. Personal broadcasting sites.
In my opinion the citizen journalist is another journalism form which has the same importance with traditional reporter or reporter who is hired by news agencies and the newsworthiness of news that is immediacy of news can be depending on the participation of citizen journalist.
References:
Lasica, J.D, 2003, What is Participatory Journalism, Online Journalism Review, [online], viewed 5 June 2008.
http://www.ojr.org/ojr/workplace/1060217106.php
Tommer, Y 2007, The Journalist of the Future is Here, Ohmynews International, viewed 5 June 2008.
Sambrook, R 2005, Citizen Journalism and the BBC, Nieman Reports, [online], viewed 5 June 2008.
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