Citizen journalism tesi

What do you understand by citizen journalism?
citizen journalism, journalism that is conducted by people who are not professional journalists but who disseminate information using Web sites, blogs, and social media..
Citizen journalism is the practice of an ordinary person or a group of ordinary people in the process of collecting, reporting, analysing and disseminating news information.
These practices have been necessitated by, among other things, increased global digitization.

Brano estratto dalla tesi: "Il citizen Journalism nei rapporti con il giornalismo tradizionale e le istituzioni".L'informazione è sempre stata fatta

What do you understand by citizen journalism?