The concept of citizen journalism is based on citizens “who play an active role in the process of collecting, communicating, analyzing and disseminating news and information”.
Citizen Journalism
Libertà di Espressione e di “Stampa”
The latest Reporters sans Frontières ranking on freedom of the press shows that Italy has jumped from 77th place in 2016 to 52nd place in 2017.
Despite the ascent, the level of assistance given to reporters is worrying and that especially on the web bloggers suffer “pressure from politicians and increasingly opt for self-censorship”.