Virtual Application Technology of Citizen Journalism Based on Mobile User Experience

At present the development of citizen journalism in the era of globalization and information technology is increasingly developing because of the presence of the internet and application technology that are in demand by readers and writers to develop their potential. The technology that is developing at this time is to use an Android technology mobile application that is very supportive for its operation. However, Citizen Journalism must be careful in using and filtering information from irresponsible blogs so that they can deceive the informant and easily incite an information that has not been proven by the truth of the news. Therefore this research will make a citizen journalism application based on mobile technology in the platform of an Android and AJAX programming mobile. The results of the research show that the Mobile Technology Citizen Journalism application can be tested by sending or accessing news or information content on the server using a GPRS connection. Tests carried out include features, reliability, suitability, easy to use, and perception of the quality of this Mobile application.