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Jane B. Singer, Alfred Hermida, David Domingo, Ari Heinonen, Ari Heinonen, Thorsten Quandt, Zvi Reich and Marina Vujnovic have published a book called “Participatory Journalism: Guarding Open Gates at Online Newspapers” edited by Wiley-Blackwell available at:
This book is maybe driven by the most important people around research in social media and journalism. Right now I have read a few pages, but the first sentence it is a great “The English word “journalism” and “journey” are cousins”.
“Participatory Journalism: Guarding Open Gates at Online Newspapers offers fascinating insights into how journalists in Western democracies are thinking about, and dealing with, the inclusion of content produced and published by the public.
Recent years have seen a dramatic change in the relationship between online media and the ‘audience’, and user–generated content is a common feature of news websites. Control over the contents of the media space, once held by traditional news outlets, today is shared by bloggers and other social media participants.
Such an environment requires a significant conceptual and practical shift for journalists, who face a rapid and radical decline in their power to oversee the flow of information. The ability to productively incorporate user contributions within traditional media spaces is becoming a vital skill.
This book is based on a collaborative research project by a team of journalism scholars from Europe, North America and Israel.” - http://participatoryjournalism.org/
Maybe you want to see some slides about this before buying anything … why not?:
Sorry, but my kindle right now it is burning, I am going back to continue my reading.
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