Citizen Journalism

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  • Created on: 13-01-18 11:01
Citizen Journalism
A citizen creates, produces and distributes news media content independently, active without professional involvement from news organisations
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Castells
Mass self communications
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Carpenter
Individual publishes news content with the aim to benefit a community
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Participatory Journalism
Zuniga 2013 - individual works in collaboration with news organisations to produce news content
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User Generated content
Consumers producing media content
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alternative journalism
critical commentary on mainstream news media
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benefits of CJ
rapid distribution of breaking news, engages the public, opinionated, involves the public, increases public interest in news, journalists cant be everywhere, can help solve crimes e.g. Tomlinson, democratised media
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negative consequences of CJ
blurred distinctions between journos and citizens, cant distinguish between them, less journalists needed, less objectivity, less trust, journos lose control, fake news, shrinking newsrooms?
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platforms
blogging, alternative news sites, social media - youtube, twitter, facebook.
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why has it increased?
empowered by the internet, smart phones,
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Individual publishes news content with the aim to benefit a community

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Zuniga 2013 - individual works in collaboration with news organisations to produce news content

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Consumers producing media content

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