Citizen Journalism

A WhatsApp picture or text of an accident can save lives: Transport Minister

Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari Thursday floated an idea that a simple click of the mouse or a snap on WhatsApp about an accident or the site itself can help the government machinery swing into action and thus, save lives.

New streaming apps could boost citizen journalism

The disaster took place, coincidentally, the same day as the launch of Twitter's new livestream app Periscope, which became a window for the breaking news event.

How YOU can help cover the real issues in Gujarat

In an effort to focus on the 'real' issues in the run up to the Gujarat elections, CNN-IBN is inviting the residents and citizens of Gujarat to submit their videos, blog posts and pictures to the channel.

Investigative news channel I Files launches on YouTube

YouTube's massive viewer base will soon have a new class of content meeting their eye, for it is to get an investigative news ...

Report finds YouTube to be the destination for news, disaster videos

You Tube is emerging as a popular way of accessing news, according to a report published yesterday by The Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism.

YouTube: A mating ground for media and citizen journalists

A new study has found that YouTube is emerging as a major platform for news, one to which viewers increasingly turn for eyewitness videos in times of major events and natural disasters.

YouTube: A mating ground for media and citizen journalists

A new study has found that YouTube is emerging as a major platform for news, one to which viewers increasingly turn for eyewitness videos in times of major events and natural disasters.