Another casualty of war in Syria—citizen journalists
Professional journalists have long faced the risks of working in harm’s way, but now conflicts like the one in Syria are claiming the lives of a new part of the media — citizen journalists.
Despite its growth as a tool in the world of new media, Twitter does not yet drive a substantial amount of traffic to news websites.
A PEJ study found eight out of 10 stories studied simply repeated or repackaged previously published information.
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