Citizen Journalism and Democracy
How User-Generated News Use Relates to Political Knowledge and Participation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23364441 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kelly Kaufhold (0000-0003-4144-740X, Students CJCR: Community, Journalism & Communication Research unit within the School of Journalism, University of Texas Austin.), Sebastián Valenzuela (0000-0001-5991-7364, Students CJCR: Community, Journalism & Communication Research unit within the School of Journalism, University of Texas Austin.), Homero Gil De Zúñiga (0000-0002-4187-3604, Students CJCR: Community, Journalism & Communication Research unit within the School of Journalism, University of Texas Austin.) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 515-529 |
| Publication date | 2010-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1077-6990 • E-ISSN: 2161-430X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/107769901008700305 |
| OpenAlex | W2080326390 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 81 |
The contribution of professional journalism to democratic citizenship is well-established, but the proliferation of online user-generated news begs the question of whether citizen journalism plays a similar role. Use and trust of both professional and citizen journalism were investigated for their associations with political knowledge and participation. User-generated journalism was negatively related with knowledge of national political figures, but strongly and positively associated with higher levels of online and offline participation; professional news media produced gains in knowledge and offline participation. Trust in user-generated news amplified the link between citizen journalism and online participation.
Citizen journalism · Citizen media · Citizenship · Democracy · Journalism · Media studies · News media · Online and offline · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · Technical Journalism · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Public Relations and Crisis Communication · Social Media and Politics
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| Unique citing works | 81 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 5,4 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2026 (16) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 77 |