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BEARING WITNESS: CITIZEN JOURNALISM AND
HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES




        Authors: Stuart Allen, Prasun Sonwalkar and Cynthia
        Carter
        Presentation: Muhammad Sheharyar Rana
What is Citizen Journalism?
The
Answer
• When ordinary
citizens/people such as
ourselves, start
reporting/highlighting
informative issues faced by
the local masses
•When ordinary people
start performing the duties
of a news reporter
•When such duties are
performed they become
citizen journalists
•And the process that
involves these citizens
reporting informative news
stories is known as citizen
journalism.
The main theme of the article revolves around how
the concept and principle of citizen journalism has
paved way in everyday life, demonstrating its
effectiveness with regard to 3 situations:

 2004 South Asian Tsunami
 Human Rights abuses in India‟s north east
  region
 Palestinian Crisis in Occupied Territories.
Palestinian Crisis in the Occupied
     Territories. Impact of Citizen
     Journalism.
 Bloggers creating a
  platform for ordinary
  Palestinians to give
  an account of the
  atrocities they have to
  face in everyday life.
 Electronic Intifada (EI)
  http://electronicintifad
  a.net/blog
Diaries: Live from Palestine

 Part of the Citizen       Dream of Returning
  Journalism section of      Home
  EI                        Our Day Will Come
 Active since 2002 and      (Soon)
  has become a regular
  feature.
 Highlights striking
  updates and stories of
  Palestinians under
  military invasion.
 Citizen journalist
  reports almost each
  day.
Citizen Journalism in India
India‟s Widening
  Media
Landscape.
The Internet: Essence of Citizen
Journalism in India
 With the ever increase
  usage of internet in
  India, citizen journalism
  is on the rise.
 India‟s bloggers have
  become more active
  than ever and continue
  to grow in number
  talking on a range of
  issues.
 Internet is giving
  average ordinary
  people a chance to
  transmit information
www.merinews.com

 Established in 2006 –       Activity: Compare and
  India‟s website             Contrast
  dedicated to citizen
  journalism.
                              How is merinews.com
 Over 50,000 citizen
  journalists.                different from a
                              professional news
 News by normal
  people, not “journalists”   web site such as
                              Headlines Today or
 Anyone who would like
                              CNN IBN?
  to become a citizen
  journalist can submit
  their contributions on      Tweet your findings to
  merinews.com.               #mdia5003
Human Rights Violations: reporting
 online in India.
 Evolution of online media
  helps students understand
  the power of news media
  (Beers 2006)
 Some regions and their
  issues are being neglected
  by mainstream politically
  powerful media.
 Citizen Journalists highlight
  these issues without bias
  and fear of mainstream
  media.

   „Beers, D (2006), „The public sphere
  and           online,         independent
  journalism‟,    Canadian      Journal   of
  Education / Revue canadienne de
  l'éducation, Vol. 29, No. 1, pp. 109-130.
Irom Sharmila
Chanu
 Poet from Manipur who
    protested against the
    AFSPA.
   Manipur part of the seven
    states that have been in
    some form of conflict or
    the other since
    independence.
   Irom decides to “fast unto
    death” as form of protest.
   Her efforts commented
    and reported by many
    citizens in blogs on
    Manipur websites.
   Manipuronline.com
Two Online Articles of Interest
 Citizen Journalism    Future of Citizen
 Sucks                  Journalism?

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Bearing witness

  • 1. BEARING WITNESS: CITIZEN JOURNALISM AND HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES Authors: Stuart Allen, Prasun Sonwalkar and Cynthia Carter Presentation: Muhammad Sheharyar Rana
  • 2. What is Citizen Journalism?
  • 3. The Answer • When ordinary citizens/people such as ourselves, start reporting/highlighting informative issues faced by the local masses •When ordinary people start performing the duties of a news reporter •When such duties are performed they become citizen journalists •And the process that involves these citizens reporting informative news stories is known as citizen journalism.
  • 4. The main theme of the article revolves around how the concept and principle of citizen journalism has paved way in everyday life, demonstrating its effectiveness with regard to 3 situations:  2004 South Asian Tsunami  Human Rights abuses in India‟s north east region  Palestinian Crisis in Occupied Territories.
  • 5. Palestinian Crisis in the Occupied Territories. Impact of Citizen Journalism.  Bloggers creating a platform for ordinary Palestinians to give an account of the atrocities they have to face in everyday life.  Electronic Intifada (EI) http://electronicintifad a.net/blog
  • 6. Diaries: Live from Palestine  Part of the Citizen  Dream of Returning Journalism section of Home EI  Our Day Will Come  Active since 2002 and (Soon) has become a regular feature.  Highlights striking updates and stories of Palestinians under military invasion.  Citizen journalist reports almost each day.
  • 7. Citizen Journalism in India India‟s Widening Media Landscape.
  • 8. The Internet: Essence of Citizen Journalism in India  With the ever increase usage of internet in India, citizen journalism is on the rise.  India‟s bloggers have become more active than ever and continue to grow in number talking on a range of issues.  Internet is giving average ordinary people a chance to transmit information
  • 9. www.merinews.com  Established in 2006 – Activity: Compare and India‟s website Contrast dedicated to citizen journalism. How is merinews.com  Over 50,000 citizen journalists. different from a professional news  News by normal people, not “journalists” web site such as Headlines Today or  Anyone who would like CNN IBN? to become a citizen journalist can submit their contributions on Tweet your findings to merinews.com. #mdia5003
  • 10. Human Rights Violations: reporting online in India.  Evolution of online media helps students understand the power of news media (Beers 2006)  Some regions and their issues are being neglected by mainstream politically powerful media.  Citizen Journalists highlight these issues without bias and fear of mainstream media. „Beers, D (2006), „The public sphere and online, independent journalism‟, Canadian Journal of Education / Revue canadienne de l'éducation, Vol. 29, No. 1, pp. 109-130.
  • 11. Irom Sharmila Chanu  Poet from Manipur who protested against the AFSPA.  Manipur part of the seven states that have been in some form of conflict or the other since independence.  Irom decides to “fast unto death” as form of protest.  Her efforts commented and reported by many citizens in blogs on Manipur websites.  Manipuronline.com
  • 12. Two Online Articles of Interest  Citizen Journalism  Future of Citizen Sucks Journalism?