Which term describes reporting outside mainstream media by the general public?

• A. Citizen Journalism
• B. Correspondent
• C. Cold Copy
• D. Cutaway

Answer: (A)

Citizen journalism describes reporting carried out by ordinary people outside traditional newsrooms, often using smartphones and social media to document events in real time and share footage, observations, and commentary with a broad audience. This fits best because it emphasizes that the reporting comes from the general public rather than from a professional journalist affiliated with a mainstream media organization.

A correspondent is a professional journalist working for a news organization, typically stationed to cover events or topics for that outlet. Cold copy refers to copy that is untested or read live without a voiceover, a production term not about who reports the news. A cutaway is a filming or editing technique used to show a secondary shot and is not about the source of reporting.