In this chapter, the five main types of participatory journalism are sources, user feedback, user-generated content, crowdsourcing, and citizen journalism. Sources are when audience members provide information, and this is low involvement. User feedback includes comments, reactions, and work submitted by others, and this involves a medium amount of involvement. The user-generated content is when the audience gives photos, videos, or stories to be used in the news coverage, which also has a medium amount of involvement. Crowdsourcing is when journalists invite an audience to help with research, and this has a very high level of involvement because the audience is actively engaged in the news production process. Lastly, citizen journalism is when nonprofessional people act as if they are journalists, and this has a very high involvement level, as the audience is becoming the press. 

Some examples of participatory journalism are CNN iReport, The Guardian’s MP Expenses project, The New York Times Recession Photos, the Public Interest Network, and even the comments section on social media. CNN iReport is a lot of user-generated content and citizen journalism because users can submit anything from videos or stories from their hometown. Some of these reports can even make it into larger live broadcasts. The Guardian MP Expenses project is an example of crowdsourcing because it asks readers to help check and report on the companies’ expense claims. With this, the public helps analyze large datasets for the company. The New York Times Recession Photo is an example of user-generated content because it invites readers to submit their own photos to be published. The Public Insight Network is another example of crowdsourcing, as the radio invites its listeners to share their experiences so journalists can use them as sources. Lastly, an example of user feedback is any open comments section of social media, as the readers can say almost anything they want about the news. Their opinions could affect any future stories or how the newsroom thinks.