A style of
journalism in which the readers contribute to the news by writing their own
reports. This is different from the simple
letters to the editor in that the
contributors (dubbed "
citizen reporters") will have their
reports printed anywhere.
The advent of the
internet has made this much more accessible, with people
logging in on their
spare time and sending in reports. The reports are still
edited as though they were in a regular
newspaper.
It is seen by many as a
tool to
fight against the
mainstream media by
workers and
counterculture movements.
A good example of this is
Ohmynews, a
Korean webnews service. Ohmynews was key in electing
outsider candidate Roh Moo-Hyun for
president in
February 2003.