#citizenjournalism — Public Fediverse posts

20 years of #Twitter… it is crucial to understand its successes & failures.

"The original #ambientjournalism framework marked a departure from traditional, intentional consumption, like reading a newspaper or watching a TV news bulletin. The main features of ambient #journalism were immediacy, unexpected discoveries, and the blending of professional and #citizenjournalism enabled by Twitter. Its architecture, with a reverse-#chronologicalfeed, a 140-character limit, and a #socialgraph-based network structure, supported what #AxelBruns called #produsage, where publics act as both users and producers of information. In this ambient environment, retweeting was not just an engagement metric but a #curatorialact of journalism. This reflects a broader shift in digital journalism research toward the news ecosystem and landscape, including ambient and networked forms of journalism emerging from #socialmedia practices."

https://journal.media-culture.org.au/index.php/mcjournal/article/view/3254

20 years of #Twitter… it is crucial to understand its successes & failures.

"The original #ambientjournalism framework marked a departure from traditional, intentional consumption, like reading a newspaper or watching a TV news bulletin. The main features of ambient #journalism were immediacy, unexpected discoveries, and the blending of professional and #citizenjournalism enabled by Twitter. Its architecture, with a reverse-#chronologicalfeed, a 140-character limit, and a #socialgraph-based network structure, supported what #AxelBruns called #produsage, where publics act as both users and producers of information. In this ambient environment, retweeting was not just an engagement metric but a #curatorialact of journalism. This reflects a broader shift in digital journalism research toward the news ecosystem and landscape, including ambient and networked forms of journalism emerging from #socialmedia practices."

https://journal.media-culture.org.au/index.php/mcjournal/article/view/3254

20 years of #Twitter… it is crucial to understand its successes & failures.

"The original #ambientjournalism framework marked a departure from traditional, intentional consumption, like reading a newspaper or watching a TV news bulletin. The main features of ambient #journalism were immediacy, unexpected discoveries, and the blending of professional and #citizenjournalism enabled by Twitter. Its architecture, with a reverse-#chronologicalfeed, a 140-character limit, and a #socialgraph-based network structure, supported what #AxelBruns called #produsage, where publics act as both users and producers of information. In this ambient environment, retweeting was not just an engagement metric but a #curatorialact of journalism. This reflects a broader shift in digital journalism research toward the news ecosystem and landscape, including ambient and networked forms of journalism emerging from #socialmedia practices."

https://journal.media-culture.org.au/index.php/mcjournal/article/view/3254

20 years of #Twitter… it is crucial to understand its successes & failures.

"The original #ambientjournalism framework marked a departure from traditional, intentional consumption, like reading a newspaper or watching a TV news bulletin. The main features of ambient #journalism were immediacy, unexpected discoveries, and the blending of professional and #citizenjournalism enabled by Twitter. Its architecture, with a reverse-#chronologicalfeed, a 140-character limit, and a #socialgraph-based network structure, supported what #AxelBruns called #produsage, where publics act as both users and producers of information. In this ambient environment, retweeting was not just an engagement metric but a #curatorialact of journalism. This reflects a broader shift in digital journalism research toward the news ecosystem and landscape, including ambient and networked forms of journalism emerging from #socialmedia practices."

https://journal.media-culture.org.au/index.php/mcjournal/article/view/3254

20 years of #Twitter… it is crucial to understand its successes & failures.

"The original #ambientjournalism framework marked a departure from traditional, intentional consumption, like reading a newspaper or watching a TV news bulletin. The main features of ambient #journalism were immediacy, unexpected discoveries, and the blending of professional and #citizenjournalism enabled by Twitter. Its architecture, with a reverse-#chronologicalfeed, a 140-character limit, and a #socialgraph-based network structure, supported what #AxelBruns called #produsage, where publics act as both users and producers of information. In this ambient environment, retweeting was not just an engagement metric but a #curatorialact of journalism. This reflects a broader shift in digital journalism research toward the news ecosystem and landscape, including ambient and networked forms of journalism emerging from #socialmedia practices."

https://journal.media-culture.org.au/index.php/mcjournal/article/view/3254

RE: https://mastodon.social/@AwetTesfaiesus/116452226201997678

Of the perverse effect of #AI: complete loss of #trust on everything you see, sunk time verifying every piece of #socialmedia #news, and the death of #citizenjournalism.
I still don't know whether this picture is AI generated or not. I wasted time finding the source, only to wonder whether SyriaNow is actually linked to #AlJazeera or not.
Basically being exhausted now, I have the impression AI killed the ability for people to organise & fight back by poisoning both #media structure & #content.

(continued...)

#Journalism can practice things OK but is too often driven by a #commercial #container relaying different commercial objectives and commercial ideals - more than personal 1st person forms of #reporting or #live #talk.

Citizen journalism involves more everyday #humanity collaborating.

#CitizenJournalism are citizens themselves as an #alternative and #activist form of reporting, functioning outside of #mainstream #media & #institutions.

#Ireland #Street #CitizenJournalism

Citizen journalism video examples and definition after:

bogtrotter - Ireland #CitizenJournalism

https://inv.nadeko.net/channel/UCG4a3h8M-TT0idy82g5XYgA

If you don't know Citizen journalism, it's generally:

Citizen journalism is generally collaborative media or participatory - journalist and every day person.

@willsigg But even before that #Journalism

The right idea is talking with the people (I think "Citizen Journalism" is similar / better perhaps).

A ground level response (not always in person but can be online via audio chat also)

#CitizenJournalism has been great for taking best bits from people reactions or as best examples of good / bad bits in life and *importantly* our feelings...

Feelings, the system doesn't want (so it's a great service #CitizenJournalism gives + we need feelings)

https://www.europesays.com/africa/183691/ Police investigate viral stop-and-search video in Lagos #AliyuGiwa #CitizenJournalism #ExtortionAllegation #InternalInvestigation #lagos #Nigeria #NigeriaPoliceForce #PoliceAccountability #PoliceMisconduct #SatelliteTown #StopAndSearch #ViralVideo

Associated Press: Citizen journalists, citizen sleuths helping to unravel the tangle of Epstein documents. “When sifting through the seemingly endless collection of documents in the Epstein files gets to be too much and Ellie Leonard needs a break, she takes a walk outside. Then it’s back to the computer. The New Jersey mother of four is among hundreds of citizen-journalists, or sleuths, […]

.. #PhoenixBoomerang #press #IndependentMedia #CitizenJournalism #UAP #CoverUp #StateCrime

#GifsArtidote
#TruthSeeker

.. #PhoenixBoomerang #press #IndependentMedia #CitizenJournalism #UAP #CoverUp #StateCrime

#GifsArtidote
#TruthSeeker

.. #PhoenixBoomerang #press #IndependentMedia #CitizenJournalism #UAP #CoverUp #StateCrime

#GifsArtidote
#TruthSeeker

—>> #JordanKlepper ⦁ Interview ⦁ #TheDailyShow <<—

Mayor #JacobFrey:

⦁ 435,000 Residents Pushed #ICE Out of #Minneapolis

#TRump #TomHoman #DHS #CBP #CitizenJournalism
#TDS #DailyShow #Comedy #Humour #Humor
#Pol #Politics #GeoPolitics #WorldNews #News
#AusPol #CdnPoli #EUpol #NZpol #UKpol #USpol
https://youtu.be/HJ7HwsATBuA

#CBS is now owned by the #IDF 's biggest donor.

#FreePalestine #FuckFascism

#press #news #SupportIndependentMedia #wakeUP #resist #CitizenJournalism

https://just-international.org/articles/israels-biggest-us-donor-now-owns-cbs/

#CBS is now owned by the #IDF 's biggest donor.

#FreePalestine #FuckFascism & notice how my hashtags are not lit up?

#press #news #SupportIndependentMedia #wakeUP #resist #CitizenJournalism

https://just-international.org/articles/israels-biggest-us-donor-now-owns-cbs/

Viral Photo of Detained Child Highlights the Power of Citizen Photojournalism https://petapixel.com/2026/01/28/viral-photo-of-detained-child-highlights-the-power-of-citizen-photojournalism/ #citizenjournalism #photojournalism #documentary #immigration #journalism #minnesota #News #ice #law

#WalterMasterson is confronting #incels & #ICEfascists about #ICEraids & their corruption & fraud with risk to his life. very funny 😁 too

https://youtu.be/BjF0qY0R19Q?

#press #CitizenJournalism

#WalterMasterson is confronting #incels & #ICEfascists about #ICEraids & their corruption & fraud with risk to his life. very funny 😁 too

https://youtu.be/BjF0qY0R19Q?

#press #CitizenJournalism

#WalterMasterson is confronting #incels & #ICEfascists about #ICEraids & their corruption & fraud with risk to his life. very funny 😁 too

https://youtu.be/BjF0qY0R19Q?

#press #CitizenJournalism

,, #GifsArtidote: activists calling for more ppl on the streets, and to not have fear, have rage & help organise.
lots of advice & motivation for vulnerable ppl out there.

#Justice4Good #ICEout #Trump&coOUT #press #media #news #MeidasTouch #CitizenJournalism

I was not going to initiate a post on current events here, but yesterday's murder moved me to this question that I think people here can help me with.

It is clear that the US government can't be believed. It is also clear that the US national press can't be trusted--fear of lawsuits? Cronkite and Reynolds and Brinkley would be ashamed.

All we can trust is first hand video. I recall several years back the use of expendable Pi cameras that could be placed and hopefully recovered later.

Sadly, we may all need our own bodycams. Are our (corporate) phones to be trusted, or do we need other technology?

#ICE #Minneapolis #CitizenJournalism

#BREAKINGNEWS
massive protest at an #ICE hotel in #minneapolis reported by #StatusCoup, the only independent #news outlet reporting on the ground, talking to actual citizens.

#press #media #grassroots #community #MutualAid #StateCrime #CorporateCrime #AntiCapitalist #WorkingClass #CitizenJournalism

https://www.youtube.com/live/NVrttztQWug?

#CitizenJournalism isn’t different.

🤷🏻‍♂️

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1996/02/why-americans-hate-the-media/305060/?gift=-Fv9R4P6cEEN68vsamhTNF446O3Tmt1EAAvyLO2Lar0

In Gaza, citizen journalists armed with just smartphones are the frontline witnesses amid media blackouts and targeting of traditional journalists. Their raw, courageous reporting breaks through the silence, bearing witness to the truth of war. 📱🌍 #CitizenJournalism #Gaza #PressFreedom #WarReporting https://institute.aljazeera.net/en/ajr/article/2975

#Journalism #Democracy #Freedom #Journalist #DonLemon
#USA #FreeSpeech #Press #PressFreedom #FirstAmendment
#Pol #Politics #GeoPolitics #WorldNews #News
#AusPol #CdnPoli #EUpol #NZpol #UKpol #USpol
#Fascist #Dictator #Trump #GOP #Republican #Fascism
#Media #Censorship #CancelCulture #CitizenJournalism

https://bsky.app/profile/donlemonofficial.bsky.social/post/3lzbrniepa22u

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/business/media/pentagon-restrictions-reporters-hegseth-trump.html

and here is some interesting details, video footage of several different suspect activities happening just before, during & after #CharlieKirk's shooting.
#CitizenJournalism #analysis #TruthSeeker

#press #news #media #BreakingNews

https://youtu.be/iIhpLxbMuvA?

and here is some interesting details, video footage of several different suspect activities happening just before, during & after #CharlieKirk's shooting.
#CitizenJournalism #analysis #TruthSeeker

#press #news #media #BreakingNews

https://youtu.be/iIhpLxbMuvA?

and here is some interesting details, video footage of several different suspect activities happening just before, during & after #CharlieKirk's shooting.
#CitizenJournalism #analysis #TruthSeeker

#press #news #media #BreakingNews

https://youtu.be/iIhpLxbMuvA?

and here is some interesting details, video footage of several different suspect activities happening just before, during & after #CharlieKirk's shooting.
#CitizenJournalism #analysis #TruthSeeker

#press #news #media #BreakingNews

https://youtu.be/iIhpLxbMuvA?

and here is some interesting details, video footage of several different suspect activities happening just before, during & after #CharlieKirk's shooting.
#CitizenJournalism #analysis #TruthSeeker

#press #news #media #BreakingNews

https://youtu.be/iIhpLxbMuvA?

and here is some interesting details, video footage of several different suspect activities happening just before, during & after #CharlieKirk's shooting.
#CitizenJournalism #analysis #TruthSeeker

#press #news #media #BreakingNews

https://youtu.be/iIhpLxbMuvA?

and here is some interesting details, video footage of several different suspect activities happening just before, during & after #CharlieKirk's shooting.
#CitizenJournalism #analysis #TruthSeeker

#press #news #media #BreakingNews

https://youtu.be/iIhpLxbMuvA?

and here is some interesting details, video footage of several different suspect activities happening just before, during & after #CharlieKirk's shooting.
#CitizenJournalism #analysis #TruthSeeker

#press #news #media #BreakingNews

https://youtu.be/iIhpLxbMuvA?

Listen to this podcast talking about the St Georges flag and what it means to them

Uzo Speaks: Episode 47: Crossroads of Identity: The Debate over the St George’s Flag

https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67531942/podcast_1756278911.mp3

https://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-47-crossroads-of-identity-the-debate-over-the-st-george-s-flag--67531942

#citizenjournalism

a valuable voice

As many of you likely know, I contribute citizen journalism to @NWBylines (where I often develop themes discussed here at more length).

In this piece for @YorksBylines @PamJarvis explores the historical context of the latest upswing of citizen journalism on social media.

As she concludes its a useful 'grass roots' alternative voice, allowing non-established voices to be heard.

I'm very happy to be part of this programme of knowledge development!

#CitizenJournalism

https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/society/bylines-network-citizen-journalism-a-new-hope/

"In an effort to share multiple perspectives and historical views of a powerful facet of journalism, this guide features a range of academic journals and book chapters on how citizen media has helped give a voice to marginalized communities and opened dialogue between news producers and consumers."

https://daily.jstor.org/citizen-journalism-a-reading-list/

#news #journalism #CitizenJournalism #CitizenMedia

My mother's half-brother was in the battle at Anzio and was in a cavalry unit that marched up through Italy and into Russia, where he saw scenes of mind-boggling carnage that deeply scarred him psychologically.

Not one of these family members came back to the US praising Nazis. Quite the contrary: they had stories to tell, when they were willing to talk.

I remember and am shaped by those stories. And I'll keep remembering.

#CitizenJournalism #Substack #broligarchy
/5

His brother received medals for bravery due to his actions on flight missions into the Low Countries to liberate them. Their brother-in-law had a brother who died a hero's death in France at the hands of Nazis.

My mother's brother was in the first Army unit who arrived on the scene of the Gardelegen massacre soon after it took place. He captured an SS officer, risking his life to do that.

#CitizenJournalism #Substack #broligarchy
/5

I'd miss all these if I took a purist approach to an imperfect platform — though I absolutely do think the question of a platform boosting pro-Nazi voices has to be discussed openly.

Unlike many of those using that discussion now to divide progressives into purer and less-pure camps, I actually have some historical proximity to these questions due to my age.

My father was a WWII soldier wounded at the attack on Pearl Harbor.

#CitizenJournalism #Substack #broligarchy
/4

I just subscribed to Citizen Journalism on Substack and look forward to reading its postings there — as I do to reading incisive, informed progressive commentary by Cadwalladr, Anne Applebaum (whom she cited in this posting), as I do the other 74 good commentators to whose Substack blogs I subscribe, usually for free, since I'm a senior citizen on a fixed income who already stretches that income by donations to multiple worthy groups.

#CitizenJournalism #Substack #broligarchy
/3

"Substack, has the familiar problems of other VC-funded platforms, but it has also become a thriving hub for independent journalism. And I believe we need to build media networks not empires and collaborating with properly independent voices is how we build a new information ecosystem free from billionaire influence."

#CitizenJournalism #Substack #broligarchy
/3

"It’s an initiative from the Citizens, a non-profit seeking to hold Silicon Valley companies to account. It runs most of its activities including its newsletter, the Citizens Dispatch, from Ghost which is widely seen as the ethical alternative to Substack.

But they’ve joined me over here on Substack too because there’s no doubt there is a growing audience here."

#CitizenJournalism #Substack #broligarchy
/2

Nilahukan ito ng mahigit sa 60 indigenous people (IP) mula sa Dumagat-Remontado Tribe ng Infanta, Quezon at Tanay, Rizal.

Para sa mga kaugnay na ulat ng @bayanmoipatrolmo: https://news.abs-cbn.com/bmpm

#BMPMWorkshop
#CitizenJournalism
#BMPM
#Rizal

@Tengrain @shoq @Green_Footballs

Active blogs are a symptom of healthy, decentralized #CitizenJournalism.

Microblogging is modern-day #DigitalPamphleteering.

Images of newsworthy events that appear on news websites and on social media have the same level of credibility in the public's view.
(…)
McDermott and co-authors Tara Marie Mortensen and Robert A. Wertz of the University of South Carolina documented that professionally authored images and images by amateur photographers were assessed in a survey with nearly identical levels of credibility, both on news websites and on Instagram. This was true even though respondents rated professional images higher in terms of authority and visual composition.
"People notice when a picture is professional, but they don't seem to care," McDermott, a former photojournalist, says. [Phys.org]

🔗 https://phys.org/news/2024-03-mainstream-news-outlets-monopoly-credibility.html

This study examines how the professionalism of a photograph’s authorship and presentational context influence the perceived credibility of the image using a two (photographer; staff or amateur) by two (image presentational context; news site or social media) quasi experiment. The small difference in how respondents rate the credibility of the images suggests that, broadly, participants in this study are willing to accept newsworthy images as credible on social media, and social media images as credible in the news. [Sage Journals/Social Media + Society]

🔗 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20563051241229656

#journalism #visualjournalism #photography #images #socialmedia #citizenjournalism #news #photographers

I'm still rebuilding my website but one thing I just realised I ought to mention more is this little* media activist manifesto, between two and twenty years in the making, depending on how you think of it -- *big, so TL;DR: we can learn from the failures of state, corporate, cooperative, and Indy media, still embrace "citizen journalism" and have our very own media networks to connect and communicate within our communities for radical change, taking inspiration from #ReseauMutu and also the #Fediverse itself to build our own one-stop site for resources, news, events, and mutual aid in each of our localities, block by block, site by site: https://www.mediaactivist.com/manifesto/ #media #MediaStudies #Indymedia #RadicalMedia #CitizenJournalism #GuerrillaJournalism #Beehaw #Lemmy #Kbin