1. a citizen journalist is a new form of journalist, consisting of ordinary everyday people using their mobile phone cameras to capture news story events as they are happening.

2.one of the first examples of news being generated by 'ordinary people' was in 1991, the Rodney King Beating, after  a high speed chase, Rodney King was  beaten 53 times, this would have gone unnoticed however a citizen filmed on their camera the events that unfolded that night.

3.News stations now allow people to call in to give their opinions and allow members of the general public to come on set and talk about their experiences.

4. the differences consist of higher quality image which would be shot by the news team, however the news teams footage would be after the action, the citizen journalist would have caught the action at the time it was happening for example the wolich murderer was caught on tape and his speech was also recorded.

5. usually a journalist or editor, someone who decides what is or what isn't news they mediate the news.

6. gate keepers jobs are becoming less relevant due to the fact that UGC has arrived, anyone can post anything they want, and the news can no longer be regulated in such a way.