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Citizen Journalism: News Gathering by Amateurs

Citizen Journalism: News Gathering by Amateurs

Rabia Noor
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 36
ISBN13: 9781522510819|ISBN10: 1522510818|EISBN13: 9781522510826
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1081-9.ch012
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Noor, Rabia. "Citizen Journalism: News Gathering by Amateurs." Handbook of Research on Citizen Engagement and Public Participation in the Era of New Media, edited by Marco Adria and Yuping Mao, IGI Global, 2017, pp. 194-229. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1081-9.ch012

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Noor, R. (2017). Citizen Journalism: News Gathering by Amateurs. In M. Adria & Y. Mao (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Citizen Engagement and Public Participation in the Era of New Media (pp. 194-229). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1081-9.ch012

Chicago

Noor, Rabia. "Citizen Journalism: News Gathering by Amateurs." In Handbook of Research on Citizen Engagement and Public Participation in the Era of New Media, edited by Marco Adria and Yuping Mao, 194-229. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1081-9.ch012

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Abstract

Last decade has brought several advanced technologies for journalists. This in turn brought in a new era of revolutionary concepts of journalism. One among those concepts is citizen journalism. Citizen journalism is a concept in media that refers to journalistic activities of ordinary people. It means citizens themselves report the issues confronting them. Although the practice of citizen journalism existed even centuries before, it is the new media only that have accelerated its pace in contemporary times. The proposed chapter, ‘Citizen Journalism: News Gathering by Amateurs', presents a detailed description of various aspects of citizen journalism, including its concept, parameters, significance, limitations and types. It provides a detailed history and evolution of citizen journalism. It reveals that citizen journalism has a history older than professional journalism. The chapter also draws a comparison between citizen journalism and mainstream journalism. Moreover, it presents status of citizen journalism in India and Indian-administered Kashmir.

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