Deconstructing the discourse of citizen journalism: Who says what and why it matters (Article)

This article was an informative article about journalists. This article gave the kairos on each type of journalist, or what is now considered a journalist. In this article, they discuss the different ways that each type of journalist works, what they do and how they do it. The article also discusses how each different type of journalist is defined and by what they are defined. This article also goes on to talk about who they are, the elements of their (each type of journalist) discourse, the myths about each and the implications for each type of journalist. In the article they tell us that as long as you have correct information, are good at conducting research and a few other specifics, you should be able to be classified as a journalist. Journalism is a growing field however through the frequent use of Internet. The article discusses how citizen journalism is rising and changing the “old” definition of what a journalist is. People used to perceive journalists in a completely different way until now, which is what we have discussed throughout the semester in our class.