The document discusses ways for citizens to get involved in citizen journalism and reporting news and information through various means. It encourages citizens to use modern technology and the internet to write about local government meetings or fact-check mainstream media articles. Citizens can participate in collecting and sharing information through interviewing sources, being involved in their community, researching topics online, and using tools like blogs, social media, and video sharing to disseminate their reports. The key difference between citizen and professional journalism is that citizens are actively involved and participate directly in the events and issues, rather than just observing as detached reporters.

1. By MERIAM MEDDEB

2. Encourage citizens “to play an active role
in the process of collecting, reporting,
analyzing, and disseminating news and
information."

3.  Media: contact programmes, web discussion
arenas, community media
 Journalism: Citizen-assisted journalism
(public/citizen journalism)
 Alternative communication: demonstrations,
face-to-face, dancing, etc.

4.  Use the tools of modern technology and the
global liberty of the internet.
 Write about a city council meeting on your
blog or in an online forum.
 You could fact-check a newspaper article
from the mainstream media and point out
factual errors or bias on your page.

5. Covering
 Research background
 Observe the scene
 Interview
participants
 Consolidate
information
 Report
 Paradigm:
Detachment
 Time spent: hours to
days
Sharing
 Create the
background
 Live in the scene
 Participate
 Remember the
information
 Share a life
 Paradigm:
Involvement
 Time spent: A
lifetime

6.  1) Interviewing : Talk to the relevant people who have
opinions and knowledge about your story topic.
 2) Being part of a community: Sometimes it helps just to be
an active member of your community. Being out and about in
your town is also a great way to come up with a story idea
from scratch.
 3) Researching :
The Internet is a huge repository of information that can help
you understand and narrow down your story idea.

7. Digital tools journalists can use to improve their
reporting, storytelling:
Public Insight Network (PIN) | (@publicinsight
)
Ushahidi | (@ushahidi)
The PANDA Project | (@pandaproject)
Census.IRE | (@IRE_NICAR)
iWitness | (@AdaptivePath)
Tableau Public | (@tableau)
Popcorn Maker | (@mozilla)

9.  Blogging: Blogspot, Blogger, Hubspot
 Photo sharing: Instagram, Pinterest, Photobucket,
Flickr, Picassa.
 Social Networking: MySpace, Facebook, Twitter etc.
 Virtual reality: Create an entire new world online.
Second Life, Sony World.
Disseminating

12. You Tube
Magnify
Blogger
AgoraVox
BlogNews
.
You can also store, title and share video
productions on the Internet.

13.  Before the interview…
Depending on whom you’re talking to
necessary research
 Once you’re in the interview…
-Be approachable and comfortable
-Avoid questions with “yes or no” answers
-Ask about specific experiences to get
anecdotes.
-Don’t assume you know what someone is
talking about without hearing them say it.

14. -Ask one question at a time,
-Avoid revealing your own opinions about a
subject.
- Consider recording the interview

15.  Flashmob: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=9OawiTae0bA
 StreetArt : https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=FYZFZNov7fQ
 BILLKAMCHA.TN (USHAIHIDI PLATFORM):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=3itMJG6eWJM