Abstract
Forums, community websites, personal pages and blogs are often cited as the most striking examples of the social revolution brought by the Internet. For several years now, the Web 2.0 has become an Eldorado for those who wish to express their ideas and opinions. This desire for expression regularly leads to new websites based on creative ideas, such as AgoraVox. Launched in 2005, this French website is now the national leader in citizen journalism. It consists of a platform where visitors are able to read and/or write journalist-like articles on a wide spectrum of topics, from politics to economics, technology and environmental issues. Thus, AgoraVox, subtitled "The citizen media", is a great example of how the Internet has deeply changed the way we interact with each other, particularly in the journalistic field. AgoraVox was born in March 2005, when two web-entrepreneurs decide to launch a platform where amateurs would be able to post journalistic articles, based on their own sources and ideas.
