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- Citizen Mediasearch for term
- The term citizen media refers to forms of content produced by private citizens who are otherwise not professional journalists. Citizen media gives a voice to individuals who feel certain important issues and perspectives are not addressed in the mainstream media. The term was coined by Clemencia Rodriguez, who defined citizen media as "the transformative processes they bring about within participants and their communities." Citizen media refers to the ways in which audiences can also become participants in the media using the new technologies of the modern age inexpensively and without fear of being cut short by an editor. There are many forms of citizen-produced media including blogs, vlogs, podcasts, digital storytelling, community radio, participatory video and more, and may be distributed via television, radio, internet, email, movie theatre, DVD and many other forms. Many organizations and institutions exist to facilitate the production of media by private citizens including, but not limited to, public access television, independent media centers and community technology centers.
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