Understanding a New Phenomenon

The Significance of Participatory Journalism

Singer, Jane B. (editor) / Hermida, Alfred (editor) / Domingo, David (editor) / Heinonen, Ari (editor) / Paulussen, Steve (editor) / Quandt, Thorsten (editor) / Reich, Zvi (editor) / Vujnovic, Marina (editor) / Quandt, Thorsten (author)

Participatory Journalism ; 155-176

2011-04-15

22 pages

9781444340747 , 9781444332261

https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444340747.ch9

Article/Chapter (Book)

Electronic Resource

English

increasing social complexity, limited reach of face‐to‐face communication , change process, segregationist and integrationist approaches , public communication, the essence of journalism? , significance of participatory journalism – broader impact of user contributions , structural and national variations, orientation due to age and socialization , change at organizational or “meso” level – rules, traditions and structures of professional journalism , participatory journalism, younger interviewees more supportive , historical approach, invention of printing press – Johannes Gutenberg , changes in media and communication technology, emergence of new social paradigms , abuse of power, journalists manipulating information or taking sides