Media Analysis 2: Online Journalism

Why Citizen Journalists and Professional Journalists Must Work Together


I don't know why professional journalists and citizen journalists don't work together more often. Both journalists increase the flow of information and can make news exciting. While their competitive nature is great, they would benefit tremendously by working together.






Citizen journalists have an advantage over the professionals. Citizen journalists have the power of inside access and up to the minute documentation of events, and direct relationships with key witnesses. Citizen journalists, themselves, are the closest to the truth.


Professional journalists have something that citizens don't have too. Professionals are able to see the entire story objectively with journalistic training. More importantly, they have the ability to access a publication that will bring the story to a large audience.

In a time where anything can be deemed as "fake news," both journalists have a huge responsibility to be truthful. According to State of the Media, Professional journalist's cite three or more sources only 73% of the time, leaving citizen journalists at 73%. Collaboration between the two means a higher credibility for both parties, so why not?

Professionals miss out on opportunities by not working with citizen journalists. Professional Professional journalist Dan Gillmor agrees. In his speech at the World Editors Forum, he admits "...just as we should listen to the voices from the edges of networks, the citizen journalists — people who are doing journalistic work — would do well to listen to the people who do it for a living."

A lack of respect between citizen and professional journalists has existed for too long. Education, respect, and collaboration will do more for each type of journalism than either has done for themselves.

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