Meanings
nouncitizen journalism (uncountable)
- uncountablejournalismA form of independent reporting, often carried out by amateurs who are on the scene of an event, and is then disseminated by new media.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 民間記者 /民间记者
- 民間記者 /民间记者 (mínjiān jìzhě)reporting by amateurs on the scene of an event
Danish borgerjournalistik
- borgerjournalistikreporting by amateurs on the scene of an event
Dutch burgerjournalistiek
- burgerjournalistiekreporting by amateurs on the scene of an event
Finnish kansalaisjournalismi
- kansalaisjournalismireporting by amateurs on the scene of an event
French journalisme citoyen
- journalisme citoyenreporting by amateurs on the scene of an event
German Graswurzel-Journalismus
- Graswurzel-Journalismusreporting by amateurs on the scene of an event
Indonesian jurnalisme warga
- jurnalisme wargareporting by amateurs on the scene of an event
Italian giornalismo partecipativo
- giornalismo partecipativoreporting by amateurs on the scene of an event
Japanese 市民ジャーナリズム
- 市民ジャーナリズム (shimin jānarizumu)reporting by amateurs on the scene of an event
Malay kewartawanan awam, kewartawanan rakyat
- kewartawanan awamreporting by amateurs on the scene of an event
- kewartawanan rakyatreporting by amateurs on the scene of an event
- kewartawanan masyarakatreporting by amateurs on the scene of an event
Norwegian borgerjournalistikk
- borgerjournalistikkreporting by amateurs on the scene of an event
Polish dziennikarstwo obywatelskie
- dziennikarstwo obywatelskiereporting by amateurs on the scene of an event
Portuguese jornalismo comunitário
- jornalismo comunitárioreporting by amateurs on the scene of an event
Russian гражданская журнали́стика
- гражданская журнали́стика (graždanskaja žurnalístika)reporting by amateurs on the scene of an event
Spanish periodismo ciudadano
- periodismo ciudadanoreporting by amateurs on the scene of an event
Swedish medborgarjournalistik
- medborgarjournalistikreporting by amateurs on the scene of an event
Cite this entry
APA
citizen journalism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/citizen%20journalism
MLA
“citizen journalism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/citizen%20journalism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “citizen journalism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/citizen%20journalism.
Source: citizen journalism on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.