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Veronica Somers COM 101 001 1 8 2017 Citizen Journalism In modern society millennials are leading the way into the tech age Social media is no longer merely a way to stay connected with your friends It has evolved into a multipurpose media platform for bloggers businesses and anybody with an opinion and a phone to reach a mass audience Although this media platform brings a large amount of attention to brands events services bloggers etc there has been a rising issue to the concern of credibility Traditional journalism has brought ethics values and principles to the readers for centuries Now that the tech age is here and has brought the notion that everyone and their mother can now be a reporter these media platforms bring what is now called citizen journalism The public is able to post blogs forums photos and news without having any credibility In an article from DigitalJournal com I worry that many citizen journalists are basically amateurs who are simply mimicking what they see on TV or in the press to varying degrees of success says Jack Kapica a former reporter for Canada s Globe Mail and current writer and editorial advisor for DigitalJournal com Communicators practicing citizen journalism often find themselves battling to gain the trust of reporters and skeptical readers
