Journalism and citizenship : new agenda in communication /

This book examines the changes facing journalism in its relationships with the communities it serves and the audiences for news and public affairs it seeks to address. It looks at changes in technology which have blurred the lines between professionals and citizens and considers in particular the em...

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Other Authors: Papacharissi Zizi (Editor), Hart, Roderick (Series editor), Reese, Stephen (Series editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2009.
Edition:ed.
Series:New Agenda in Communication
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: toward a (new) media literacy in a media saturated world / Dan Gillmor
  • Journalism's evolution in the era of the active audience. Journalism, citizenship, and digital culture / Mark Deuze
  • The citizen is the message: alternative modes of civic engagement / Zizi Papacharissi
  • Institutional roadblocks: assessing journalism's response to changing audiences / Wilson Lowrey
  • The public's relationship with digital content. Producing citizen journalism or producing journalism for citizens: a new multimedia model to enhance understanding of complex news / Ronald A. Yaros
  • Information surplus in the digital age: impact and implications / Hsiang Iris Chyi
  • Blogs, journalism and political participation / Homero Gil de Zúñiga
  • The many faced "you" of social media / Sharon Meraz
  • The impact of the citizen as mass communicator. What the blogger knows / Donald Matheson
  • "Searching for my own unique place in the story": a comparison of journalistic and citizen-produced coverage of Hurricane Katrina's anniversary / Sue Robinson
  • Mapping citizen coverage of the dual city / Lou Rutigliano.