What’s the BEST example of user-generated content by a citizen journalist?

A.
an Instagram post showing the meal you made for dinner

B.
a segment on 60 Minutes about a healthcare scam in Florida

C.
a YouTube video from a California wildfire showing how close the fire was getting to a neighborhood

D.
an op-ed piece in the local paper

1 answer

The BEST example of user-generated content by a citizen journalist is:

C. a YouTube video from a California wildfire showing how close the fire was getting to a neighborhood.

This option represents citizen journalism because it involves a regular individual documenting and sharing real-time events that have significant public interest, particularly regarding a natural disaster.