How this term appears in the materialnIn this channel's material, citizen journalism shows up as a real-world force reshaping the competitive position of traditional news organizations — specifically as a substitute threat in Michael Porter's Five Forces analysis of the New York Times.nnThe example given is vivid: when US Airways Flight 1549 landed on the Hudson River, the first reports came not from professional newsrooms but from eyewitnesses on the scene — ordinary people capturing and sharing the news faster than established outlets could respond.nnnnWhy it matters in the analysisnWithin the Five Forces lens, citizen journalism functions as a rising substitute: coverage produced by the public competes directly with what a paid newsroom offers, at near-zero cost and often greater speed. This squeezes the Times' willingness-to-pay argument — readers need to perceive distinct value if free, fast, eyewitness-driven coverage is everywhere.nnnnn- Citizen journalism here means news reported directly by eyewitnesses and the public rather than professional journalists.n- The material cites the Hudson River US Airways crash as the canonical example of it outpacing newsrooms.n- In the Porter analysis, it is treated as a substitute threat to traditional publishers like the New York Times.n