In the Summer 2010 edition of Expressions, Emerson College’s quarterly alumni magazine, author Allison Teixeira examines citizen journalism in her article titled “We the Media” and its role in bringing news to the masses in a more timely fashion.
Citizen journalism is a phrase that refers to people using simple tools - a camera phone, video camera, blog and the web – to upload images and stories from breaking news events to news outlets, as well as to other mediums like Youtube and Facebook.