Defining Citizens' Journalism and Participatory Journalism

Cyberjournalist.net attempts to define and draw a distinction between participatory journalism and citizens' journalism:

"First, there's the move of established newspapers and news sites to solicit and publish material, such as photos or personal accounts, from their readers -- that we'd like to call "participatory journalism." Then there's the creation of blogs and unedited news sites that allow users to write and post their own content. That one we'll call "citizen journalism."

emily | 4:12 PM | Citizens as Camera Phone Reporters |
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