Introduction
Begin by showing the class A History of Citizen Journalism. You may choose to project the slideshow for the whole class or students may follow along on their own devices from the Student Material.
On the top right of each slide is a purple button that, when clicked, provides a text box for notes. Students may use this space to brainstorm their opinions, to record the thoughts and opinions expressed during the class discussion, or both.
Discuss each example with the class:
How was this event significant?
Based on the slideshow and class discussion, have the class come up with a definition of citizen journalism. Make sure to note that citizens may mean individual citizens or groups of citizens (but not governments or corporations) and that journalism may mean gathering news (taking pictures or video, reporting on events), distributing news (through media such as blogs, social networking sites or video sites, or by providing the news they gathered to mainstream news sources) or interpreting news (providing analysis based on their particular point of view). Please note that students have a space on the last slide to the slideshow to record their definition. After the final slide, students have the option to export the file to their device as a Word document.