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This week I want to talk about Citizen Journalism in Singapore for my last assignment. In korea, We have a “OHMYNEWS” for citizen journalism and Singapore have “STOMP”. Moreover, I would like to talk about citizen journalism in Singapore.

First, what is a citizen journalism? very simply, citizen journalism is when private individuals do essentially what professional reporters do – report information. That information can take many forms, from a podcast editorial to a report about a city council meeting on a blog. It can include text, pictures, audio and video. But it’s basically all about communicating information of some kind. The other main feature of citizen journalism is that it’s usually found online. In fact, the emergence of the Internet – with blogs, podcasts, streaming video and other Web-related innovations – is what has made citizen journalism possible. The Internet gave average people the ability to transmit information globally. That was a power once reserved for only the very largest media corporations and news agencies. Citizen journalism can take many forms. Steve Outing of Poynter.org and others have outlined many different types of citizen journalism. Below I’ve condensed Outing’s “layers” of citizen journalism and placed them into two main categories: semi-independent and fully independent.

These days, Citizen journalism employed by S’poreans with issues to raise in Singapore. They are more evident, especially with several forums for Singaporeans to express their views. One platform is Channel NewsAsia’s “I Journalist” programme – now into its second season – which has received positive feedback from viewers. They are issues you confront, trends you notice and questions you do not seem to get an answer to. Rather than complain to friends and family, citizen journalists get involved. The latest episode of “I Journalist” discussed construction noise in residential areas – an issue many are all too familiar with – and something film-maker Tan Pin Pin tolerated as a condominium was being built opposite her home. Her issue resonated with many people Channel NewsAsia spoke to after receiving feedback about it. What do you think about it? You want to be a citizen journalism?? 🙂