Beyond this, not only have we witnessed the mushrooming of various online news outlets and sources competing for our screen time, there has also been an explosion of online citizen journalism and social media, which has – among other things - truly created a new political reality in the country. 
Zaidi ya jambo hili, siyo tu kwamba tumeshuhudia kuchipuka wa vyombo vidogovidogo vya habari vya mtandaoni na vyanzo vikishindana katika kuchukua muda tunaotumia mtandaoni, kumekuwa na mfumuko wa uandishi wa habari wa kiraia wa mtandaoni na vyombo vya habari vya kiraia, ambavyo, vyote kwa pamoja kwa kweli vimeunda ukweli mmoja mpya wa kisiasa nchini.