Community Journalism and Civic Engagement in Mediated Sports
A case study of the open-source media project in Greensburg, KS
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12909007 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bonnie Bressers (Schlumberger (Ireland), corresponding author), J Steven Smethers (Kyoto Notre Dame University, corresponding author), Sam Chege Mwangi (Moscow State University of Technologies and Management named after K.G. Razumovskiy, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 433-451 |
| Publication date | 2014-09-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journalism Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1751-2786 • E-ISSN: 1751-2794 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17512786.2014.950470 |
| OpenAlex | W1516007417 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 21 |
In a nascent attempt at providing citizen-produced news content, volunteers produce quality telecasts of local high school sports via a state-of-the-art multimedia production facility that opened in 2011 in Greensburg, Kansas. This study reports the results of structured interviews with Kiowa County (KS) Media Center volunteers that reveal high levels of civic engagement, strong community-oriented motivations, and enthusiastic support for producing other community-journalism projects. The need for strong leadership emerged as a central theme
Civic engagement · Journalism · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · State (computer science · Theme (computing · Law · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Social Media and Politics · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development
Qualitative interviewing
Intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivational orientations and the volunteer process
Self-Efficacy
The structural transformation of the public sphere
Community, Anarchy and Liberty
Constructing a framework to enable an open source reinvention of journalism
Gen.com
Writing Interview Protocols and Conducting Interviews
Narratives from the Online Frontier
Competitive sport and social capital in rural Australia
Civil Society, Physical Activity, and the Involvement of Sport Sociologists in the Preparation of Physical Activity Professionals
Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivations
Making Democracy Work
Understanding and assessing the motivations of volunteers
Beyond the Studio
Bowling Alone
Building social capital
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |