Citizen Journalism in Syria is about the role citizens have played in reporting the events of the Syrian Civil War. These citizen journalists document events of the civil war using videos, photos and articles, which are then posted on social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and numerous blogs.
These citizen journalists in Syria have informed the outside world about events of the civil war. With official news agencies banned from reporting on the events of the civil war within Syrian borders by the Ba'ath Party, citizen journalists play a vital source by providing major news organizations such as CNN and Reporters without Borders(RSF) with information concerning the civil war. They also provide content for localized Syrian news agencies such as the Syrian Free Press, Shaam News Network(SNN), the Rastan Media Center, and the Alaasi Revolution News Network.
- RSF[1]
- RSF[2]
- RSF[3]
- Doha Center for Media Freedom[4]
- Doha Center for Media Freedom (Arab Press Rights Group)[5]
- CNN[6]
- New York Times Media[7]
- New York Times Opinion[8]
- UNESCO[9]
- JCOnline[10]
Examples:
- Shaam News Network
- Rastan Media Center
References
edit- ^ "Lives of citizen journalist and activist in danger". Reporters Without Borders. 2012-04-03. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
- ^ "Number of citizen journalists killed and arrested rises daily". Reporters Without Borders. 2012-07-27. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
- ^ "Citizen journalist sentenced to death for Al-Jazeera interview". Reporters Without Borders. 2012-05-18. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
- ^ "DCMF interviews Syrian citizen journalist forced to flee". Doha Center for Media Freedom. 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
- ^ "Sara, a Syrian citizen journalist, forced to flee her country". Doha Center for Media Freedom. 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
- ^ Sutter, John D. (2012-05-28). "'SNN,' YouTube help amplify voices in Syria". CNN. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
- ^ Stelter, Brian (2012-02-18). "Reporter's Death Puts Focus on Difficulties of Covering a Secretive Syria". New York Times. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
- ^ Friedman, Thomas L. (2012-05-21). "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?". New York Times. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
- ^ Unesco Press (2012-06-21). "Director-General urges Syrian authorities to investigate deaths of five Syrian journalists in shell attacks |". United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
- ^ {cite news|author=Reuters|title=How Syria’s Citizen Journalists Upload Their Video|url=http://www.jconline.com/videonetwork17/1822945855001/How-Syria-s-Citizen-Journalists-Upload-Their-Video%7Cdate=%7Caccessdate=2012-10-18}}