The production and distribution of news by ordinary people is referred to as:

APopular journalism

BCommon journalism

CCitizen journalism ✓ Correct

DNew journalism

Correct answer: (C) Citizen journalism

Explanation

The production and distribution of news by ordinary people is called citizen journalism.

It describes non-professionals gathering, reporting and sharing news, often through digital platforms.

Popular journalism refers to accessible mass-appeal content, not to news made by ordinary citizens.

Common journalism is not an established term for participatory news by the public.

New journalism denotes a literary, narrative reporting style and not lay news production.

Citizen journalism thus names the grassroots, participatory making of news by everyday people.

Mobile phones and social media have greatly enabled this practice.

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