The document discusses the history of citizen journalism and its development. It began gaining prominence as a feature of journalism during the 2004 South Asian tsunami disaster when citizens shared photos and videos online. Another key event was the Monica Lewinsky scandal in 1998, when the Drudge Report was the first to publish about the affair between Lewinsky and President Clinton. This established the idea that "anyone can report anything." The document also discusses issues like whether citizen journalism disrupts social order and challenges the control of mainstream media over events like the Iraq War. It notes both the competitive and cooperative aspects of citizen and professional journalism.

1. HISTORIES OF CITIZEN
JOURNALISM
---- Stuart Allan
Subject: MDIA 5003 Online &
Mobile Media
Student name: Yingying Zhang
Time: 6pm-30/08/2011

2. Development of CJ
• A Decisive Moment:
2004 South Asian Tsunami Disaster
“citizen journalism became a prominent feature on the
journalistic landscape”
----Stuart Allan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF0dy5DjEmQ&feature=related

3. Crisis Event----Monica Lewinsky Scandal
•The Drudge Report was the first published
an sexual affair between Monica Lewinsky
and U.S. President Bill Clinton on January 17,
1998.
Matt Drudge
www.drudgereport.com

4. Crisis Event-- Monica Lewinsky Scandal
•Matt Drudge said---
“anyone can report anything”
Matt Drudge
“I’m a citizen first and a reporter second”
•Questions:
If you know the “big news”, will you
publish it online or keep a secret?

5. The Answer is …
• Tami Silicio who took the
photo of military coffins
back from Iraq.
• Her and her husband got
fired 2 days after the
newspaper published the
photo.
• ''It wasn't my intent to lose
my job or become famous
or anything,'' Silicio said.

6. Citizen Journalism
• The concept of CJ has been challenged.
• The Disruptions of Social Order.
• “ The battle for hearts and minds is being
fought on the net”—Simon Rogers

7. Further Issues
• Is mainstream
media appear to
be losing control
of the Iraq war ?

8. Citizen Journalism V.S. Professional Journalism
• CJ has hurt
newspapers, why
should people pay for
news when they can
search online and
find hundreds of
articles written from
those who they relate
to – their peers.

9. Citizen Journalism V.S. Professional Journalism
Competitors Cooperators
People got benefit

10. Thank you!