What is meant by the term ' Citizen Journalist' ?
The term ' Citizen journalist' refers to the collection, dissemination, and analysis of news by the public, by means of cell phones, digital cameras, blogs, et c. Also, a Citizen Journalist a private individuals do essentially what professional reporters do - report information. That information can take many forms, from a pod cast editorial to a report about a city council meeting on a blog. It can include text, pictures, audio and video. But it's basically all about communicating information of some kind. The other main feature of citizen journalism is that it's usually found on-line Adding to that, the emergence of the Internet - with blogs, pod casts streaming video and other Web-related innovations - is what has made citizen journalism possible.
What was one of the first example of news being generated by ordinary people?
The first example was in the 1991 where video cameras got more common and more people can afford them. An African- American, who was the victim, called Rodney king after a high speed chase, four officers surrounded him, tasered him then beat him with a clubs. This was cough by a ordinary people, and this home footage was the prime-time news. This shows how technology had a great impact on news in society today.
List of the format for participation that are now offered by news organisation?
- Message boards
- Chat rooms
- Q&A
- polls
- Having your say
- blogs with comments enabled
- Social media: YouTube and Facebook, Google and twitter
- UGC- To access news, also seen in the four biggest social networking sites.
What is one of the main differences between professionally shoot footage and that taken to first- hand (UGC) ?
The difference between professional shot footage and UGC footage is that the User Generated Content is hard-hitting and emotive. Therefore news is now considered to be old fashioned if it lacks the low quality grainy style of footage that is proved by citizen journalists.
What is a gatekeeper?
The organisation which decides the types of text that is/is not news and whether it will broadcast the content provided by the Citizen journalists is called a gatekeeper as they in other words filter the content for publication.
How has the role of a gatekeeper changed?
A gatekeepers job role has changed as it’s has become more important because before it had very little access to self-representation before such as youth groups, low income groups, and various minority groups may but now it has gained its own voice through the use of citizen journalism.
What is one of the primary concerns held by journalists over the rise of UGC?
The main concern held by journalists over the rise of UGC is that they are no longer needed in event as ‘ordinary people’ have become their own journalists and product better content. Therefore journalists fear that they will no longer have jobs in the future and leaving large organisation out of jobs as smaller core staff will manage and process UGC from citizen journalists, this is called ‘crowd sourcing.’
The organisation which decides the types of text that is/is not news and whether it will broadcast the content provided by the Citizen journalists is called a gatekeeper as they in other words filter the content for publication.
How has the role of a gatekeeper changed?
A gatekeepers job role has changed as it’s has become more important because before it had very little access to self-representation before such as youth groups, low income groups, and various minority groups may but now it has gained its own voice through the use of citizen journalism.
What is one of the primary concerns held by journalists over the rise of UGC?
The main concern held by journalists over the rise of UGC is that they are no longer needed in event as ‘ordinary people’ have become their own journalists and product better content. Therefore journalists fear that they will no longer have jobs in the future and leaving large organisation out of jobs as smaller core staff will manage and process UGC from citizen journalists, this is called ‘crowd sourcing.’
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