▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" the ▁first ▁signs ▁of ▁a ▁post - tele vision ▁age , ▁a ▁focus ▁of ▁serious ▁media ▁industry ▁interest , ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁new ▁and ▁difficult ▁legal ▁issues ▁and ▁moral ▁and ▁eth ical ▁concerns ." ▁YouTube ▁has ▁quickly ▁become ▁an ▁out let ▁for ▁both ▁news ▁channels ▁and ▁individual ▁users ▁to ▁post ▁news ▁and ▁other ▁media ▁content . ▁Major ▁news ▁networks ▁such ▁as ▁CNN , ▁N BC , ▁BBC , ▁and ▁Fox ▁News , ▁have ▁their ▁own ▁channels ▁where ▁they ▁post ▁cli ps ▁of ▁broadcast s ▁and ▁inter views . ▁ ▁Part icip atory ▁videos ▁are ▁distributed ▁online ▁and ▁off line . ▁Online , ▁they ▁are ▁uploaded ▁and ▁shared ▁through ▁v logs , ▁social ▁software , ▁and ▁video ▁publishing ▁sites . ▁Al ign ing ▁with ▁the ▁objective ▁of ▁particip atory ▁video ▁to ▁create ▁community ▁and ▁communication , ▁YouTube ▁currently ▁has ▁a ▁strong ▁community ▁of ▁over ▁one ▁billion ▁users ▁who ▁watch ▁a ▁billion ▁hours ▁of ▁video ▁daily . ▁The ▁ability ▁of ▁users ▁to ▁choose ▁media ▁sources ▁and ▁which ▁content ▁they ▁want ▁to ▁view ▁adds ▁to ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁personal ized ▁media , ▁a ▁major ▁component ▁of ▁citiz en ▁media . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Altern ative ▁View s ▁ ▁Cit izen ▁journal ism ▁ ▁City ▁w iki ▁ ▁Community ▁Media ▁Association ▁ ▁Community ▁radio ▁ ▁Democratic ▁media ▁ ▁Independent ▁Media ▁Center ▁ ▁Independent ▁World ▁Television ▁ ▁Lear ner ▁generated ▁context ▁ ▁Mass ▁amateur ization ▁ ▁Media ▁dem ocracy ▁ ▁Rad ical ▁media ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Bul letin ▁by ▁Open