Citizen journalism

 http://www.demotix.com/news/1698439/civilians-attempting-continue-their-lives-aleppo#media-1698388

I have found a story about the civilians trying to live in Aleppo after the loss of fuel, water and electricity. In the past this story would of only been shown on mainstream news channels and newspapers with a few images and videos. There would not of been as many images as now because of the availability of technology at the time. The internet has allowed Mike Blacktoviche (publisher) to distribute clear pictures on location of the living conditions in Aleppo. Audiences have not done anything in response to this example. There have been a few hundred views so those few hundred will have received a more accurate visual account of the situation there.

Social networking sites are likely to remain the tools of citizen journalism because of the millions of people that use them. There is so much potential for videos and messages going viral and granting people recognition that social networking will continue to increase in use. In the web 3.0 era the social networking sites are allowing us as individuals to have more power as a prosumer. The number of prosumers is increasing and generating widespread recognition for many.