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Citizen Journalists' Views on Traditional Notions of Journalism, Story Sourcing, And Relationship Building.
- Source :
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Journalism Studies . Mar2017, Vol. 18 Issue 3, p341-357. 17p. 4 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- This study examines whether citizen journalists adhere to traditional journalistic norms when reporting. A nationwide survey and follow-up interviews with selected US citizen journalists showed they do consider traditional norms such as objectivity, gatekeeping, and balance to be very important. This is contrary to what some previous studies have found. Citizen journalists also indicated that both official and unofficial sources were integral to storytelling. This study's findings point to the need to examine further how citizen journalists incorporate traditional notions of journalism practice into their approaches to gathering and reporting news. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
- Subjects :
- *JOURNALISM
*CITIZEN journalists
*GATEKEEPING
*GONZO journalism
*INTERVIEWING
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1461670X
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journalism Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 121123220
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/1461670X.2015.1051094