Whose News? Whose Values

Citizen journalism and journalistic values through the lens of content creators and consumers

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ID12909448
AutoresAvery E Holton (0000-0003-1307-2890, Schlumberger (Ireland), autor correspondente), Mark Coddington (0000-0001-6664-6152, Russian State Agrarian Correspondence University, autor correspondente), Homero Gil De Zúñiga (0000-0002-4187-3604, Russian State Agrarian Correspondence University, autor correspondente)
Ano2013
Volume7
Fascículo6
Páginas720-737
Data de publicação2013-02-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournalism Practice (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1751-2786 • E-ISSN: 1751-2794
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17512786.2013.766062
OpenAlexW2144886226
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas41
Referências citadas42

As user-generated content (UGC) and citizen-driven forms of journalism have risen to prominence alongside professional media production, they have presented a challenge to traditional journalistic values and processes. This study examines that challenge from the perspective of the creators and consumers of citizen-driven news content, exploring their perceptions of citizen journalism and the professional tenets of good journalism. Through a nationally representative survey of US adults, this study finds that citizen journalism consumers hold more positive attitudes toward citizen journalism, but do not show a significant identification with professional journalistic values, while general news consumption is positively related with affirmation of professional journalistic values. Compared with consumption, content creation plays a relatively insignificant role in predicting attitudes toward citizen journalism and the professional tenets of good journalism. Implications for understanding the changing perspectives of news creators and consumers are discussed

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