Citizen journalists report on the fate of Shuanglian market

Sometimes in life, it takes the initiative of a concerned individual to bring a public issue to the awareness of the general public. With a lack of media attention, many issues simply vanish, never to be seen again. Recently, the Taipei City Government MRT Bureau began planning to reorganize the green space adjacent to Shuanglian MRT Station, where market vendors have been illegally setting up stalls for many years. The mainstream media seldom reports on situations like that taking place at Shuanglian Station; therefore, the citizen journalist known as DOV began raising awareness about the situation to get more people involved.

These vendors have long relied on the market stalls for their livelihoods. If forced to leave, it will have a great impact on their lives. It will also mean that this long-established market full of local flavor and character will be no more. Citizen journalism starts with caring about grassroots issues and local people. Regardless of what happens in the Shuanglian Market situation, hopefully, reporting by citizen journalists will have a meaningful impact on events.

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雙連市場去留 公民記者報導關注

生活中的某些公共事件，如果有人關心，會形成議題，也會引起輿論關心，但如果缺乏媒體關注，可能就會石沉大海，最近台北市政府捷運局打算整頓雙連捷運站綠地旁，違法擺攤多年的雙連市場攤商，大部分的主流媒體鮮少報導，但是公民記者dov發現了這個議題，並且希望透過報導，讓更多人一起關心。

這些攤商長期以來倚賴市場擺攤維生，如果被迫離開，對於生活將會有很大的衝擊，也讓這個長期存在，充滿在地生活特色的市場風情不復存在。公民新聞就是從關心基層，關心在地出發，不論未來雙連市場去留如何，希望透過公民記者的報導，都能夠為這個過程留下一個珍貴的印記。

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