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Tuesday 7 December 2010
Saturday 4 December 2010
UGC
a. What is meant by the term ‘citizen journalist’?
The term 'citizen journalist' means news being generated by ‘ordinary people,’.
b. What was one of the first examples of news being generated by ‘ordinary people’?
Rodney King LA police brutality.
c. List some of the formats for participation that are now offered by news organisations.
message boards, chat rooms, Q&A, polls, have your says, and blogs with comments enabled.
d. What is one of the main differences between professionally shot footage and that taken first-hand (UGC)?
first-hand view, rather than professionally shot footage from behind police lines, is often more hard-hitting and emotive.
e. What is a gatekeeper?
A gatekeeper decides what is and isn’t news, and what will and won’t be broadcast?
f. How has the role of a gatekeeper changed?
Groups who had little access to self-representation before, such as youth groups, low income groups, and various minority groups may, through citizen journalism, begin to find that they too have a voice.
g. What is one of the primary concerns held by journalists over the rise of UGC?
The loss of jobs and more ugc content.
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