▁has ▁no ▁political , ▁social ▁or ▁corpor ate ▁affili ation . ▁There ▁is ▁often ▁no ▁training ▁or ▁understanding ▁of ▁professional ▁concepts ▁- ▁such ▁as ▁off - record , ▁object ivity , ▁and ▁balance ▁- ▁amongst ▁those ▁who ▁produce ▁their ▁own ▁media . ▁Some ▁argue ▁that ▁ordinary ▁citizens ▁may ▁do ▁more ▁harm ▁than ▁good ▁if ▁they ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁publish ▁their ▁personal ▁thoughts ▁and ▁opinions ▁and ▁pass ▁them ▁off ▁as ▁legit imate ▁journal ism . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁are ▁ways ▁that ▁citiz en ▁media ▁neg atively ▁differenti ates ▁from ▁traditional ▁journal ism , ▁according ▁to ▁critics : ▁ ▁B ias ▁can ▁be ▁a ▁problem ▁in ▁citiz en ▁media ▁because ▁there ▁are ▁multiple ▁steps ▁traditional ▁journal ists ▁must ▁under go ▁before ▁publishing , ▁such ▁as ▁waiting ▁for ▁confirm ation ▁before ▁reporting ▁a ▁story . ▁These ▁steps ▁do ▁not ▁always ▁carry ▁over ▁to ▁citiz en ▁media ▁publication ▁because ▁they ▁are ▁not ▁affili ated ▁with ▁any ▁entity ▁that ▁would ▁have ▁additional ▁edit ors . ▁This ▁can ▁result ▁in ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁account ability ▁and ▁a ▁strong ▁presence ▁of ▁personal ▁bias . ▁ ▁Trans par ency ▁is ▁another ▁point ▁of ▁criticism . ▁In ▁citiz en ▁media , ▁the ▁user ▁generating ▁the ▁content ▁is ▁often ▁anonymous , ▁hidden ▁by ▁a ▁username . ▁In ▁traditional ▁media , ▁however , ▁the ▁rep orter ▁or ▁editor ' s ▁identity ▁is ▁known ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁identified ▁by ▁their ▁by line . ▁Con vers ely , ▁there ▁are ▁some ▁forms ▁of ▁citiz en ▁media , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁author ▁is ▁known ; ▁this ▁is