Participatory Journalism

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Who makes the news in a digital age? Participatory Journalism 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. * A timely look at digital news, the changes it is bringing for journalists and an industry in crisis * Original data throughout, in the form of in-depth interviews with dozens of journalists at leading news organizations in ten Western democracies * Provides a unique model of the news-making process and its openness to user participation in five stages * Gives a first-hand look at the workings and challenges of online journalism on a global scale, through data that has been seamlessly combined so that each chapter presents the views of journalists in many nations, highlighting both similarities and differences, both national and individual

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Jane B. Singer

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Communication & Media Studies Journalism Journalismus Kommunikation u. Medienforschung

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"The authors do an excellent job situating their study and theconcept of participation within the broader body of research andtheory on journalism, but also offer useful insights into thepractical realities of how journalists are addressing anincreasingly active audience in the newsroom today." (Journalism,23 February 2012) "Like its authors, half of whom are both journalists andscholars, the book is also a hybrid - on the one hand, it serves asa robust piece of empirical research and, on the other, it is anexcellent textbook for journalism students. This is evidently adeliberate device by the authors who wish to make a contribution toknowledge without alienating potential readers. The book is writtenin clear, familiar English resembling more of a journalistic stylethan an academic one, and each chapter ends with questions invitingthe reader (or lecturer) to discuss and probe issues. There is alsoan effective glossary which explains terms which may be unfamiliarto those starting out in the field." Intended primarily as a textbook - each chapter concludes withdiscussion questions - the volume provides an excellent startingpoint for examining the implications of new ways of collecting anddisseminating what we call news." (Choice, 1 October 2011) "The discipline of journalism studies is in dire need of approaches that move beyond zombie categories such as online/offline, hard/soft news, professional/citizen journalism. By investigating an emerging set of participatory practices in a truly cross-national context, the authors of this book show both theoretically and practically how the production of news is changing around the world. " - Mark Deuze, Indiana University; author of "Media Work" and editor of "Managing Media Work".
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