A New Genre of Journalism ? Citizen Journalism

Abstract

Abstract

Technological development has changed the world we live and communicate. Mobile phones with digital cameras, Internet and blogging have become an effective tool of interaction and communication. New media and social media have successfully made inroads and parked are in every sphere of our life; and in the process drastically changing the outlook and functioning of one vital stream ? mass communication and functioning of media. Social Media today plays a pivotal role in providing information across the globe through various platforms and applications. Over the years Social media has partnered well with main stream media. Revolutions in technology have impacted journalism in ways more than one ? instantaneous information, user-generated content and interactive news. An offshoot of this partnership has given power to ordinary citizens to play the role of Journalists thus making way for new genre in journalism called Citizen