My Opinion On Citizen Journalism

My opinion on citizen journalism is one that I believe many others have. I think it is extremely important, why not? The ability to have citizens involved in the reporting and writing aspects of news just makes the news that is reported out more credible. For instance, citizens can give eye witness information about an event or situation that went down, that had reporters not reached out to every day citizens, might not have been available to put into the news story. It also gives multiple perspectives, views, and ideas from a wide range, which in turn makes for a better well rounded news story. I really like the idea of citizen journalism.