, 2010). A simple web search shows numerous news sites actively seeking photographs or videos of the public. Indeed, most UGC in terms of photography is classified as hard news (Nilsson & Wadbring, 2015). This indicates that professional media take advantage of the fact that professional photographers cannot always be in the place where breaking news occurs, while citizens, thanks to mobile phone technology, have the access and ability to take publishable photos at the site of any situation (Harrison, 2010). ;Nilsson & Wadbring, 2015). Professional journalists complain about the quality of UGC photos and consider them a professional threat (Mortensen, 2014). These complaints continue despite citizen photographers and professional photographers having similar values ​​in terms of the technical requirements that represent quality photographs (Mortensen, 2014). The perceived threat appears to be that a number of professional organizations have fired photographers in order to rely on paid or unpaid contract photographers, or to require journalists to take photographs (Mortensen, 2014). Regardless of the type of UGC story or photograph, the goal of journalists appears to be to use UGC as a way to generate a conversation with the audience (Singer & Ashman, 2009). Despite the increase in UGC