Community journalism examples

Another example of community journalism is publications dedicated to non-geographical communities, i

, The Jewish Standard, which is dedicated to publishing stories that are relevant to the Jewish community

Community newspapers are often published weekly (although that’s not a definitive rule)

This point is made in Harvard University ’s course dedicated to community journalism

They describe the task of community media journalists, stating that the “cover (sic) the news that is often of the most interest and greatest consequence to readers: events, developments, and challenges in the places where they live

Citizen journalism is media where the news is collected, reported and distributed by the public

In contrast, community journalism is where professional reporters collect and distribute the news based off traditional journalism values

A common critique of citizen journalism is the lack of professionalism in collecting and editing the news