COMM 121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Ohmynews, Independent Media Center, Citizen Journalism
18 Aug 2016
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Citizen journalism: definition- the collection, dissemination, and analysis of news and information by the general public, especially by means of the internet, ohmynews in south korea founded in 2000- every citizen is a reporter . Connection of citizen journalism to political activism/ social. Movements: a form of consciously alternative media - when mainstream media don"t get it", ignore the story, or seem biased against activists viewpoints, formation od indymedia as part of world trade organization protest in seattle in 1999.
