EBI: You need to cover UGC/citizen journalism more explicitly: write two additional paragraphs about this, with theory/debate.
The internet has allowed UGC (user generated content) to blossom into a
world of its own. It has allowed users to express their creativity and make
good use of their freedom. Some individuals have actually made a living this
way. A good example of UGC online would be Google’s YouTube which has given “Everyone
a chance to be seen” as said by Chad Hurley. Some individuals such as Ray
William Johnson and Ryan Higa have made a living off YouTube by video-blogging,
also known as ‘vlogging’. It has allowed users to become producers and provided
everyone with an extra ordinary opportunity to express their talent.
New media has allowed the blossoming of citizen journalists to the world.
Citizen journalists are ‘ordinary people’ that generate the news, they can also
be known as ‘grassroots journalists’ or even ‘accidental journalists’. Many
portable devices now allow users to record, this had lead to owners filming
live events occurring before their very eyes. There are many examples of this,
from the Asian tsunami on boxing day to the beating of Rodney King. The footage they provide is raw and
uncompromising. This first-hand view, rather than professionally shot footage
from behind police lines, is often more hard-hitting and emotive.
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