1. CITIZEN JOURNALISM AND DEMOCRACY: How USER-GENERATED NEWS USE RELATES TO POLITICAL KNOWLEDGE AND PARTICIPATION.
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Kaufhold, Kelly, Valenzuela, Sebastian, and De Züniga, Homero Gil
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CITIZEN journalism , *POLITICAL knowledge , *POLITICAL participation , *DEMOCRACY , *USER-generated content , *ONLINE journalism , *NEWSPAPERS , *PRESS & politics - Abstract
The contribution of professional journalism to democratic citizenship is well-established, but the proliferation of online user-generated news begs the question of whether citizen journalism plays a similar role. Use and trust of both professional and citizen journalism were investigated for their associations with political knowledge and participation. User-generated journalism was negatively related with knowledge of national political figures, but strongly and positively associated with higher levels of online and offline participation; professional news media produced gains in knowledge and offline participation. Trust in user-generated news amplified the link between citizen journalism and online participation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
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