Social Media Can Take Citizen Involvement in the News Too Far
I love the idea of citizens being involved in the news process – to a point.
I like to see citizens’ photographs and/or reports of weather, sporting events or whatever on local TV newscasts. I enjoy reading citizens’ contributions to websites like YourHub.com, YourNews.com and Examiner.com.
You see, citizen journalists can be on location when news is occurring. Professional journalists can’t always be on the scene immediately. Citizen journalists also care about reporting some of the less earthshaking events happening in their communities, while professionals tend to cover the big stories.
So I like reading and seeing what citizens have to offer – again, to a point. That point is when social media is brought into the mix.
I have a hard time tolerating broadcast reports of what individuals
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