The Emergence of Citizen Journalism: A Theoretical Approach

The term "citizen journalism" (or "journalisme citoyen" in French) refers to journalism that is done by members of the public, particularly online. Theoretically, the public entering a field long held enviously by traditional journalists could be seen as a kind of revolution. Citizen journalism seems to be different from traditional journalism. We have hypothesised that it emerged as a result of public discontent with traditional journalism. According to the analysis that came before, those complaints are both quantitative and qualitative in nature. We begin with the supposition that the lack of public satisfaction with the dissemination of traditional journalism, both quantitatively and qualitatively, led to the development of citizen journalism. In reality, traditional journalism raises a variety of issues that force readers to make a decision, which could be a problem in and of itself. The complex nature of newsworthy topics, however, makes it necessary to manipulate how they are handled. These two axes seem to highlight the primary causes of conflict between traditional journalism and outraged audiences.