- What is meant by the term ‘citizen journalist’?
A citizen journalist is a member of public who plays an active role in the process of collecting, reporting, analysing, and disseminating news and information. New media like social networking as well as the mobile phone have made citizen journalism more common.
- What was one of the first examples of news being generated by ‘ordinary people’?
The Rodney King beating which sparked the LA riots in 1992 was one of the first example to be generated by an ordinary person. The amateur video was used in a national news report.
- List some of the formats for participation that are now offered by news organisations.
Responses on social network sites
- What is one of the main differences between professionally shot footage and that taken first-hand (UGC)?
A professionally shot footage requires permission to be taped.
- What is a gatekeeper?
A gatekeeper is someone who controls access to something
- How has the role of a gatekeeper changed?
They have had to deal with an increase in hacking, the prevalence of proxy servers.
- What is one of the primary concerns held by journalists over the rise of UGC?
Their job is threatened as the amount citizen journalists out numbers professional journalists.
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