Citizen Journalism in Africa
Namibia: What is Citizen Journalism?
AllAfrica.com, Oct. 2, 2008
http://allafrica.com/stories/200810020786.html
An opinion article published in the Namibian lays out what it means to be a citizen journalist in Africa. It also discusses what citizens in Zimbabwe did in March 2008 when the election results were stalled. Thousands of SMS messages were sent out, mocking Mugabe and his failed election. The article draws the line between a citizen journalist and a professional journalist, too.
“Africans, especially Namibians, cannot afford to be left behind by new media technology. The reality is if the media are not telling the stories from the citizens’ point of view, it will result in citizens in telling their own stories.”
