New media technology , such as social networking and media-sharing websites , in addition to the increasing prevalence of cellular telephones , have made citizen journalism more accessible to people worldwide . Recent advances in new media have started to have a profound political impact . Due to the availability of technology , citizens often can report breaking news more quickly than traditional media reporters . Notable examples of citizen journalism reporting from major world events are , the 2010 Haiti earthquake , the Arab Spring , the Occupy Wall Street movement , the 2013 protests in Turkey , the Euromaidan events in Ukraine , and Syrian Civil War and the 2014 Ferguson unrest
2010 Haiti earthquake
2010 Haiti earthquake
Citizen journalism