citizen journalism
noun /ˌsɪtɪzn ˈdʒɜːnəlɪzəm/
/ˌsɪtɪzn ˈdʒɜːrnəlɪzəm/
[uncountable]- reports and pictures of events recorded by ordinary people and shown especially on the internet
- citizen journalism websites
- Distrust of the news media led to the rise of citizen journalism.
- The media used citizen journalism including camera phone photos and eyewitness accounts in covering the tsunami.