Now, with the growing trend of Citizen Journalists in India and all around the world, people are making a serious effort to bring in whatever they think is important in the forefront, which has been neglected by the media. Here, images play a very important role, as they have the tendency to attract readers from all over the world and evoke an instant reaction, which is the main objective of an image. There are various citizen journalism websites in India like merinews.com who have been earning a name for themselves in the field of Citizen Journalism.

Take for example the Middle-east uprising in which citizens in countries such as Egypt, Syria, and Tunisia. Citizens used their mobile phones to send our messages, stories, pictures and videos - much of which would not have seen the light of day had there not been citizens operating as a journalist and responding as professional news gatherers would. They played a vital role in informing the world about the things going around in their country and the images were soon viral and people from other parts of the country could understand the seriousness of the matter. They played a very important role in spreading the revolution. It was not only a victory for the people of the Middle East but also Citizen Journalists all over the globe.

 
One does not have to be a graduate in the field of Journalism in order to be a Citizen Journalist , but he/she has to have an eye for everything that is going around. Nowadays, you do not need a bulky camera to take images, which you think is significant, as a simple camera in your mobile phone would do, to capture the moment.
 
One can't expect a journalist to to be present every time a news story breaks, hence a Citizen Journalist comes in handy in these scenarios. They might not be able to talk to the people for their story, but they are certainly capable of taking a picture, which can make an immediate impact.

In the earthquake that shook China in 2008, Citizen Journalists played a very important role for the dissemination of news. The magnitude of the quake was felt when people began to upload pictures of the destruction that the quake had caused. It was indeed not of a small scale. Same can be said about the recent earthquake that took place in Sikkim, where it was very difficult for the national media to reach far-flung areas, but Citizen Journalists took up the initiative and put up pictures, which goaded the nation into action about the graveness of the situation.

One of the greatest advantages that Citizen Journalists have over traditional mediapersons is speed, by which the news and images can be shown in TV or over the internet. With the popularity of Citizen Journalism no longer in question, even the national media around the world are sourcing leads from stories and pictures filed by Citizen Journalists. who willingly participate in the hope to be part of change for the betterment of the society.