Blogging: The Gateway to Citizen Journalism

Blogging has taken the Internet by storm, as millions of people continue to take advantage of the opportunity to provide a glimpse of their world to an endless audience. The global community has united through the blogosphere where any experience is possible to share and every issue is given a voice. Perhaps the most influential contribution from blogging is due to its capability to allow citizen journalism. Where the corporate and national mainstream media fails to cover the issues most crucial to its audience, ordinary people are picking up the slack by reporting what goes on in the underbelly of their society. A person sitting at their personal computer writing from their bedroom now has the power to compete with the largest of networks for viewership and influencing political policies through advocating awareness.