The world is swiftly growing smaller because of technologies such as the Internet, cell phones, and social networking sites. People are able to remain easily in contact from halfway across the world, or hear breaking news in a matter of minutes. Cell phones, blogs, and social networking sites, have invented a new supplement to traditional journalism- citizen journalism. In the past it was difficult and expensive to publish news. Now, with a media device and an Internet connection anybody can publish news at any time, therefore providing more updated news. With citizen journalism however, comes the concern in the validity of the source and the information given. Nonetheless, citizen journalism is absolutely finding its way into the future of journalism and has already made a huge impact on the world during the Iranian crisis when, due to government censorship, the manner in which the international community was informed of events was through texts, tweets, and cell phone pictures and videos sent out. The challenge now and in the future will be to distinguish fact from fiction and maintain strong traditional journalism through the citizen journalism.
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