Citizen Journalists Malaysia organized the first ever conference in conjunction with the World Press Freedom Day at the Central Market Annexe, Kuala Lumpur, which was participated by more than 120 Citizen Journalists from all over Malaysia.
The first conference marked at the first step in formalizing the Citizen Journalists movement inMalaysia. A resolution was adapted by the attending Citizen Journalists to formalize the movement and to make Citizen Journalists Malaysia as a legal entity.
Since then, the work to formalize the organization has been on going and 4 chapters have been created to manage the Citizen Journalists all overMalaysia. As part of the formalization process, 4 regional offices for the Citizen Journalists Malaysia also have been opened in Penang,Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bahru and Kota Kinabalu.