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Citizen journalism

Citizen journalism, also known as collaborative media,: 61 participatory journalism, democratic journalism, guerrilla journalism, grassroots journalism, or street journalism, is based upon members of the community playing an active role in the process of collecting, reporting, analyzing, and disseminating news and information. Courtney C. Radsch defines…

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Citizen journalists

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Citizen journalism

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Triples135
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.018868
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related to history · 23
Citizen journalism → According, American, As, Blaagaard, By, Civic Journalism, Croix, Helping, Initially, John Dewey, Leonard Witt, Local, Pew Center, Professional, Since, St, The, The Herald, They, Those
related to Quality · 14
Citizen journalism → Also, An, Another, Arlington, Backfence, Backfence's, Grubisich, He, However, Potemkin Village Redux, Pressthink, The, Tom Grubisich, Virginia
related to Objectivity · 13
Citizen journalism → An, Citizen, E's, Many, New Media Lab, Nicholas Lemann, Researchers, Rhodes University, See, The New York Times, This, Tom Grubisich, Vincent Maher
related to Current instances of citizen journalism · 12
Citizen journalism → Arab Spring, Center, Citizen, Citizen Media, Dan Gillmor, FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, San Jose Mercury News, There, This, Utilizing, YouTube
related to United Kingdom · 10
Citizen journalism → As, Citizen, Depending, Ebola, For, London, On Our Radar, Sierra Leone, The, Through
related to United States · 9
Citizen journalism → American, At, Because, Citizen Journalists, From, In, Syracuse University, The, United States
related to Possible future · 8
Citizen journalism → Citizen, Due, In, Internet, Leonard Witt, National Civic Review, This, Weblogs
has effect · 6
Citizen journalism → Astra Taylor, Despite, In, Journalism, The People's Platform, This
related to China · 6
Citizen journalism → China, Chinese, Citizen, In, Most, The
related to India · 6
Citizen journalism → India, Issues, Most, Mumbai, Twitter, West

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Citizen journalismis aspecific form of both citizen media and user-generated content0.90text
Citizen journalismis aplatform that provides a solution to the mistrust the public has towards the government as discrepancies arise from governmental statements and actions.In 20200.90text
Citizen journalismis afuture of journalism and that it can enhance transparency and democratize information dissemination0.90text
KenRadioinstance ofvideo broadcast sites0.80text
the 1988 U.S. presidential electioninstance ofThe contemporary citizen journalist movement emerged after journalists began to question the predictability of their coverage of events0.80text
blogsinstance ofTwitter delayed scheduled maintenance during the protests that would have shut down coverage in Iran due to the role it played in public communication.Social media platforms0.80text
YouTubeinstance ofTwitter delayed scheduled maintenance during the protests that would have shut down coverage in Iran due to the role it played in public communication.Social media platforms0.80text
and Twitter encourageinstance ofTwitter delayed scheduled maintenance during the protests that would have shut down coverage in Iran due to the role it played in public communication.Social media platforms0.80text
facilitate engagement with other citizens who participate in creating content through commentinginstance ofTwitter delayed scheduled maintenance during the protests that would have shut down coverage in Iran due to the role it played in public communication.Social media platforms0.80text
likinginstance ofTwitter delayed scheduled maintenance during the protests that would have shut down coverage in Iran due to the role it played in public communication.Social media platforms0.80text
linkinginstance ofTwitter delayed scheduled maintenance during the protests that would have shut down coverage in Iran due to the role it played in public communication.Social media platforms0.80text
and sharinginstance ofTwitter delayed scheduled maintenance during the protests that would have shut down coverage in Iran due to the role it played in public communication.Social media platforms0.80text

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