公民新闻

公民新闻

citizen journalism

gōng mín xīn wén

The concept of "citizen journalism" is based upon public citizens' "playing an active role in the process of collecting, reporting, analyzing, and disseminating news and information.

"公民新闻" 即社会民众积极参与新闻以及信息的收集, 报道, 分析,与传播,并发挥重要作用.

The development of communication technologies including those being applied in smartphones, and microblogs has created a scientific support for the public to involve in the spreading of news and information. Due to the availability of the technology, citizens often can report breaking news more quickly than traditional media reporters.

网络博客、移动电话等传播科技的发展为公民提供和发布新闻给予了技术上的支持,使人们可以随时将自己在突发事件现场所获取的新闻传播出去.