Research On The Citizen Journalist In The New Media Age

With the background of new media age, the dissemination pattern has undergonetremendous change. As a phenomenon of communication, citizen journalism, which isdifferent from the traditional report and public journalism, is popular and attractsmany scholars to research it. As the creator and promoter of citizen journalism,"citizen journalist" is also paid attention in public. Although citizen journalists appearand develop in only a few years, it has great effect on the society, as well asacademics and widespread public. As an emerging power, citizen journalists areplaying an important role.This thesis is divided into four chapters, which makes an in-depth analysis of the"citizen journalist" from the phenomenon to nature and from theory to practice,combining with the typical case; chapter one is that with the background of newmedia age, the discussion of the related concept of citizen journalists and theirdevelopment, concerning the reason and background; Chapter two is to summaryfrom the angle of the information platform of citizen journalists, such as choosing andreporting news focuses. In addition, it shows about how to realize more dreams aboutbeing citizen journalists through some communication platforms, such as blogs,micro-blogs, micro-letters, etc., and combining with the actual situation, how theyinfluence in the disastrous and uncovering black events; chapter three presents theanalysis about the citizen journalists on the impacts and positive meaning ofinformation dissemination, public opinion and social development. What’s more, italso analyzes the citizen journalists and their reports about the disadvantage of qualityproblems, limited by public, network violence and so on. It expects to give a overallscanning to the development of citizen journalists in China; chapter four is to forecastthe prospects and trend of citizens journalists in China, throughout analysis above oncitizen journalists and combining with current development of citizens journalists.Meanwhile, it shows the author’s ideas and suggestions, mainly according to thebottlenecks and trend of development of citizens journalists, which involves somepractical and available plans about the "hidden real name" of implementation and broadening cooperation of road between citizens journalists and professionaljournalists to provides strong reference and implications for citizens reporter’slong-term development.