You can write and find anything

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Every day I spend more than 5 hours in front of my laptop or hand phone. Looking for new information and playing social media are my favorite activity. For me it is easier for looking information by using Web 3.0. According to Shedrake (2011), Web 3.0 is about the Web understanding the meaning of all the content and web become a universal medium for the exchange of data, information and knowledge. Google, and wiki are the example of web 3.0.

During the demonstration issues in Tunisia and Egypt, it is difficult for reporter or journalist to reporting or looking for information because they were attacked and their police took their equipment. According to Johnson (2011), CNN reporter Anderson Cooper and crew was attacked by protesters when they were looking for information in Egypt. The video can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjLVNzxU5_4. The video gives a better understanding due to combination of audio and visual. Beside Anderson there were other reporter that captured by police such as Mohamed Effat (Daily News), Jack Shenker (Guardian), Amru Salaheddin (Al-Ashy) and many more (Reporters without borders 2011). People can read or watch information about the accident due to the hard effort and the toil of citizen journalist. Citizen journalism refers to a wide range of activities in which everyday people contribute information or commentary about news event (Educause 2007). Citizen journalism posted the information such as video and picture in a social media such as Facebook. Social media provides a way for people to share ideas or content online, and it social media can take the form of text, image, video, images, and community (Scott 2010).

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According to Gordon 2009, Citizen journalist can be success even they are not same like professional journalist. Citizen journalist can publish information from combination of image and text that professional journalist missed or do not know. They also can success in old and new media.

Everyone can write as a citizen journalist and looking for any information in Web 3.0 Combination of image, text and reliable content can make people feel secure and interesting when read the information.

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Reference:

Educause Learning Initiative 2007, 7 things you should know about citizen journalism, viewed 9 June 2012 http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7031.pdf

Gordon, D, A, Kittross, J, M, Merrill, J C, Dosher, M 2009, Controversies in Media Ethnics, viewed 8 June 2012, http://books.google.com.my/books?id=JSNdK1rvK70C&pg=PA499&dq=benefits+of+citizen+journalism&hl=en&sa=X&ei=FVXXT9SAG5DirAe99uT8Dw&ved=0CDgQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=benefits%20of%20citizen%20journalism&f=false

Reporters without borders 2011, Journalist targeted by police violence, arrests, viewed 8 June 2012 http://en.rsf.org/egypt-journalists-targeted-by-police-27-01-2011, 39411.html

Scott, D, S 2010, The New Rule of Marketing and PR, viewed 9 June 2012 http://books.google.com.my/books?id=JSNdK1rvK70C&pg=PA499&dq=benefits+of+citizen+journalism&hl=en&sa=X&ei=FVXXT9SAG5DirAe99uT8Dw&ved=0CDgQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=benefits%20of%20citizen%20journalism&f=false

http://books.google.com.my/books?id=LeUuutDJq-AC&pg=PA154&dq=web+3.0+definition&hl=en&sa=X&ei=zUPXT4_JG8HXrQedi937Dw&ved=0CFEQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=web%203.0%20definition&f=false

http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7031.pdf