citizen journalism

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the involvement of non-professionals in reporting news, especially in blogs and other websites

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Words nearby citizen journalism

citied, citified, citify, citizen, citizeness, citizen journalism, Citizen Kane, citizenry, citizen's arrest, Citizens Band, Citizen's Charter

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How to use citizen journalism in a sentence

The Pentagon said Faal served in the Air Force for seven years, during which time he became a U.S. citizen.
The Shadowy U.S. Veteran Who Tried to Overthrow a Country|Jacob Siegel|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
E.J. Graff, senior fellow at the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism, is the author of What Is Marriage For?
The Real Story Behind the Fight for Marriage Equality|E.J. Graff|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The feisty airline is the brainchild of entrepreneur Tony Fernandes, a Malaysian of Indian descent who also is a British citizen.
The Presumed Crash of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 Is Nothing Like MH370|Lennox Samuels|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Congress unanimously passed a bill to make Bernardo de Galvez an honorary citizen of the United States in 2014.
Nazis, Sunscreen, and Sea Gull Eggs: Congress in 2014 Was Hella Productive|Ben Jacobs|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Eventually Julio made the decision to become an American Citizen, and even voted for Barack Obama in the 2008 election.
Cuban Hip-Hop Was Born in Alamar|Daniel Levin|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now what should college give the young citizen, male or female, upon the foundation of schooling we have already sketched out?
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
It makes out of the savage raw material which is our basal mental stuff, a citizen.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
The average citizen of three generations ago was probably not aware that he was an extreme individualist.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
The goods are all valued according to the amount of time used in their making and each citizen draws out the same total amount.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
So speaks the ideal official dealing with the ideal citizen in the dream life among the angels.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock