With the development of communication and information technologies, societies are experiencing a transition towards a "network society" and individuals are discovering how to move from the “consumer status” to the “producer status”by using technology. İndividuals acquire practices on creating collective perceptions, uniting around different ideas, and increasing participatory culture in the society that interacts with various communication networks. These improvements bring to mind the concept of citizen journalism and the search for new public spheres in which individuals can act relatively more free independent from the state and the market economy. The aim of the study is to discuss whether the concept of citizen journalism can be positioned as a new public space in terms of its characteristics. In this context, primarily,, public sphere approaches and the concept of citizen journalism were emphasized, and then the public sphere nature of citizen journalism was discussed in the context of new public sphere approaches shaped within media, internet and social networks. The method used in this study is the literature review. As a result, it is concluded that providing the new public sphere in terms of the characterization of citizen journalism depends on its independence from economic-political status, being away from oppression, monopolization and censorship, and also it depends on providing equal participation and equal representation of all views.