Chapter 9: Citizen Journalism Flashcards
(42 cards)
New technology has brought about unprecedented possibilities for information gathering and sharing. This is evidenced by the growing number of so-called?
Citizen Journalists
The hottest buzzword in media today, _ can be defined as the “participation of non-journalists or ordinary citizens in the process of gathering, reporting, and disseminating the news”.
Citizen Journalism
Anyone armed with a digital camera and/or recorder (even if it’s only a feature in your cell phone), who reports an issue or event via the Internet.
Citizen Journalist
As noted by _, a technology reporter formerly with the Los Angeles Times:
The idea of citizen journalism is that people without professional journalism training can use the tools of modern technology and the global distribution of the Internet to create, augment, or fact-check media on their own or in collaboration with others.
Mark Glaser
The concept of news that has evolved into a reality, not only for broadcast journalists but also for print journalists.
24/7
The concept of news that has evolved into a reality, not only for broadcast journalists but also for print journalists.
24/7
It does not only redefine the concept of time, it also redefines the concept of space and readership.
Internet
In print, it is finite and so articles need to be properly allocated so that there is room for all submitted stories plus advertisements.
Space
Similarly, it is limited the distribution capability of the publication, usually nationwide for mainstream media and province-wide for community papers (Khan, 2006).
Readership
On television, this is limited to thirty-to-forty-five-minute programs, while its broadcast is limited to the satellite range and capability of the network.
News
On the Internet, the _ is almost infinite and _ is worldwide.
Space; Readership
It is no longer a constraint, most online articles are kept shorter and easier to read than a printed page for the sake of online readers.
White Space
They advise that articles be kept as concise as possible.
Web designers
In print, using these to highlight key points is common practice for Web writing.
bullets
It means it does not follow the page numbering of a paper and there is no back page.
Non-Linear
The ability to link words to other Web pages (either within your own website or an external site) to enable readers to access more information about a concept or word within the story.
Hypertextuality
We use this when writing for the print medium, making sure that we have thoroughly discovered the 5Ws and H (who, what, where, when, why, and how) of an event or issue.
inverted pyramid format
Is multimedia; it combines print and broadcast media.
Online Journalism
It is supported by the text of the story, while photos and audio clips are used to add drama.
sound bite of a video clip
Online journalism has greater _ than traditional media.
interactivity
He/She writes a letter to the editor and hopes that he/she will read and publish it. He/She can add his or her “comment” to the story or e-mail the Web publication soon after reading the article or he/she /can share the story on a social networking medium like Facebook or Twitter.
print reader
_ that encourage feedback through text messaging also experience a greater response.
Media organizations
Online journalism leads to _. Readers are no longer limited to being the consumers of news and information. They can be its creators through their own websites, blogs, and social networking sites.
people empowerment
Media organizations, whose heads are conscious of the future of journalism, are gearing up for the so-called _.
convergence newsroom
