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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823646103321

Titolo

Journalism and citizenship : new agendas in communication / / edited by Zizi Papacharissi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge/Taylor, 2009

ISBN

1-135-23095-1

1-282-23426-9

9786612234262

0-203-87126-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Collana

New agendas in communication series

Altri autori (Persone)

PapacharissiZizi

Disciplina

070.4

Soggetti

Online journalism

Internet - Social aspects

Internet - Political aspects

Web publishing

Media literacy

Convergence (Communication)

Citizen journalism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Introduction: Toward a (New) Media Literacy in a Media Saturated World; Part I Journalism's Evolution in the Era of the Active Audience; Chapter 1 Journalism, Citizenship, and Digital Culture; Chapter 2 The Citizen is the Message: Alternative Modes of Civic Engagement; Chapter 3 Institutional Roadblocks: Assessing Journalism's Response to Changing Audiences; Part II The Public's Relationship with Digital Content

Chapter 4 Producing Citizen Journalism or Producing Journalism for Citizens: A New Multimedia Model to Enhance Understanding of Complex NewsChapter 5 Information Surplus in the Digital Age: Impact and Implications; Chapter 6 Blogs, Journalism, and Political Participation; Chapter 7 The Many Faced "You" of Social Media; Part III The Impact of the Citizen as Mass Communicator; Chapter 8 What the



Blogger Knows; Chapter 9 "Searching for My Own Unique Place in the Story": A Comparison of Journalistic and Citizen-Produced Coverage of Hurricane Katrina's Anniversary

Chapter 10 Mapping Citizen Coverage of the Dual CityIndex

Sommario/riassunto

Journalism is in the middle of sweeping changes in its relationships with the communities it serves, and the audiences for news and public affairs it seeks to address. Changes in technology have blurred the lines between professionals and citizens, partisan and objective bystanders, particularly in the emerging public zones of the blogosphere. This volume examines these changes and the new concepts needed to understand them in the days and years ahead. With contributions from up-and-coming scholars, this collection identifies key issues and paves the way for further research on the role of jou