Our very own citizen journalism

When you think of Singapore's journalism industry, The Straits Times, The New Paper and TODAY would probably come to mind. ST is known to everyone because it is the only, main newspaper in Singapore. TNP is well known too, for its gossips and sensationalized news. Hahahhaha!

And of course TODAY, which is free, and feels like a smaller version of ST :D All three are good for some reasons and not so for others. Thanks to the Internet, Citizen Journalism comes along and begins to fill in the gaps of these journalism outlets. However, I wouldn't say CJ is all perfect either.

Forms of Citizen journalism in Singapore:

1. Personal blogs. One really really great example is Diane, a Singaporean who is currently based in Melbourne. One of her entries went extremely viral, for it was a crucial personal encounter of the plight of the elderly in Singapore. People were sharing, liking and commenting on Facebook, her blog and it was definitely a pretty huge thing for quite some time. Read the entry here! :) 
   


2. STOMP, The Real Singapore, The Online Citizen - these platforms focus on user-generated information, where anyone can submit information which they find are news-worthy or should be revealed. 
   
   
   
   
   
   


3. A platform for a cause. One close-hearted example is People We Remember. It is an initiative set up by my friend! :D and focuses on the theme of Lost. Individuals could submit their stories and it will be posted on this blog as how it was originally submitted. 
   

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