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Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
Citizen journalism: historical roots and contemporary challenges.
School of Journalism and Broadcasting
Additional Departmental Affiliation
Honors Academy- (Honors Self-Design Major)
Wally Hughes , Western Kentucky University Follow
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The purpose of this thesis is to analyze what effect, if any, citizen journalism is having on journalism and ethics in today’s society. It starts by examining the role citizen journalism played in the early American colonies to show that the concept of citizen journalism is not new but has played a vital role throughout American history. Next, the focus shifts to the events and reasons that led to the re-emergence of citizen journalism during the past few decades, such as media consolidation and new technology. The thesis then highlights a few of the major issues that surround citizen journalism today, notably with regards to the federal shield law debate. From these evaluations, the conclusion will argue what kind of overall effect citizen journalism has on the journalism field and its ethical signature, as well as whether citizen journalism and traditional media can co-exist and complement each another.
Advisor(s) or Committee Chair
Professor Gordon McKerral
- Disciplines
Arts and Humanities
Recommended Citation
Hughes, Wally, "Citizen Journalism: Historical Roots and Contemporary Challenges" (2011). Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects. Paper 305. https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/stu_hon_theses/305
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Feb 3, 2015 · Citizen journalism is a pervasive phenomenon that includes a multitude of forms of internet-enabled media produced by people without training in journalism (Veldhuis, 2005). ... This dissertation ...
This thesis examines citizen journalism and the effect it is having on contemporary journalism ethics. But before even beginning a discussion about contemporary citizen journalism and its effects, one should first examine it in a historical context. The idea of citizens reporting the news is not new. Actually, it existed well
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themselves. Furthermore, citizen journalism contributes to the variety and pluralism of media outlets. In the first part of the thesis the development of citizen journalism will be explained, since it is a key element to understanding citizen journalism. In the second part I will provide
Mar 24, 2019 · The emergence of citizen journalism has prompted the journalism field and scholars to readdress what constitutes journalism and who is a journalist. Citizen journalists have disrupted news-media ...
on citizen journalism in the Global South has maintained a noticeable presence even though it has apparently nosedived elsewhere. For example, recent research on Asia found citizen journalism thriving in countries enjoying less media plurality, such as Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia (Zeng et al., 2019). A study by Zeng et al. (2019) on
Hood, Caroline Christiansen, "Judging the Credibility and Professionalism of Citizen Journalism Versus Professional Journalism" (2011). Theses and Dissertations. 2858. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/2858 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion
Jul 28, 2011 · The purpose of this thesis is to analyze what effect, if any, citizen journalism is having on journalism and ethics in today’s society. It starts by examining the role citizen journalism played in the early American colonies to show that the concept of citizen journalism is not new but has played a vital role throughout American history. Next, the focus shifts to the events and reasons that ...
This thesis explains what is citizen journalism according to several authors and by the own experience of the author. With textual analysis from three case studies considered to be unique in their own model, we assert the effectiveness of citizen journalism and, moreover, we study how
Citizen journalism is a fashionable phrase these days. It is, as Steve Outing at poynter.org called it, “one of the hottest buzzwords in the news business…” Across the world, newspapers have incorporated citizen journalism into their print and online publications and citizen journalism only publications have sprung up almost as if unbidden.