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You hear about the rise of “citizen journalism” and it might occur to some as a distinctly American idea. The empowerment, the democratization, the individuality and (yes) the whole ‘American Idol’-maybe-this’ll-get-me-on-TV angle.

Like what Jose Antonio Vargas wrote in the Washington Post the other day:

Fact is, independent of the candidates, voters -- you -- are interacting with the 2008 presidential election at an unprecedented level because of the Internet, YouTubing, Facebooking, Wikipedia-ing, et al. So why not call yourself a journalist and cover the campaign, too? Whether or not we MSMers like it, the loose, undefined, evolving cadre of CJs are here to stay.

All this pounds home the thought that Citizen Journalism is as American as apple pie, right?

Well, yes, but there's more to it than that, as evidenced by the fact that Agence France Press has jumped into the movement.

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