You Know You’re A “Citizen Journalist” if…

Terence Eden — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:58:17 +0000

Every single one of your tweets starts “RT”.
You’ve no idea who controls that honeypot proxy, hell, you don’t even know what a proxy is.
Your “source” has an “Islamic” sounding name and uses a hashtag. That’s practically evidence.
The plural of rumour is news.
Unreliable stories should be tagged “UNCONFIRMED” rather than investigated.
You’re totally sticking it to the man. Even if you can’t pronounce the man’s name.
You can convey the subtleties of a delicate political situation in 140 characters.
You’re still not sure where Iran is, what the policies of the candidates are, the history of the Shah etc. despite being totally on top of the story.
The comments you leave on YouTube videos of police brutality are just as important as the videos themselves.
Your DDoS “attack” consists of encouraging 157 followers to click on a link.
Flickr is such an important resource that you’ll get round to paying for Pro membership “any day now”.
It’s important to encourage people to donate to Amnesty International even though you’re a bit broke this month so can’t yourself.
You change your avatar more often than your deeply held convictions about geo-politics.
Every tweet you makes brings the death of Mainstream Media that little bit closer.
When you leave your computer, you can walk outside in peace and safety.
Retweeting this list is an *awesome* way to show that you don’t take yourself too seriously. Even though you do.

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