The media is the fourth pillar of democracy after the executive, the legislature and the judiciary. Media as control over the three pillars and underpin their performance with checks and balances. to be able to perform its role should be upheld the freedom of the press in conveying public information in an honest and balanced manner. besides that also to uphold this fourth pillar, the media must also be free from capitalism and politics. Media that does not merely support the interests of the owners of capital and perpetuates political power without considering the interests of the larger society. the possibility of freedom of the press institution that is captured by the interests of capitalism and politics, encourages the spirit of citizen journalism. the term citizen journalism to explain the processing and presentation of news by citizens rather than professional journalists. journalism activities undertaken by citizens as a manifestation of aspirations and the delivery of popular opinion is the background that citizen journalism as part of the press is a means to achieve a democracy. Keywords: Democracy, Media, Press, Journalism. _____________________________________________

Title

ibrahim ukka

Publisher

An-Najah National University

Publisher Country

Palestine

Indexing

Thomson Reuters

Impact Factor

-4.0

Publication Type

Prtinted only

Volume

2

Year

2019

Pages

20