Citizen journalism, sometimes called "Grassroots Media", is a type of media where the audience reports the news. In this case, we are inviting you to be a reporter for the Blacksburg Village Square.
A citizen journalist is a person that participates in reporting the news even though they are not a professional journalist. With the internet and other types of new media, citizen journalism is becoming more and more popular. Citizen journalists do not need to feel intimidated by the length and detail traditioinal news paper article. Just a few lines to deliver the story is all that is needed. read more »
