Public journalism 2.0 : the promise and reality of a citizen-engaged press

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Author:

Rosenberry, Jack.

ISBN:

9780415801829

9780415801836

9780203876770

Publication Information:

New York : Routledge, 2010.

Physical Description:

p. cm.

Contents:

Introduction : public journalism values in an age of media fragmentation / Jack Rosenberry and Burton St. John III -- The roots of civic and citizen Journalism. Newspapers and communities: the vital link / James K. Batten -- What citizen journalism can learn from public journalism / Davis "Buzz" Merritt -- Citizen journalism in an historical frame / David M. Ryfe and Donica Mensing -- Open source interview : the evolution of public journalism / Lewis Friedland -- Contemporary civic and citizen journalism. The citizen journalist as gatekeeper : a critical evolution / Aaron Barlow -- News quality differences in online newspaper and citizen journalism sites / Serena Carpenter -- The Virginian-Pilot's co-pilot pages : participatory journalism and the dilemma of private values as public news / Burton St. John III -- Citizen journalism in the community and the classroom / Kirsten Johnson -- The changing face of news in a major U.S. city : hyper-local web sites try to fill the void in Chicago / Suzanne McBride -- Open source interview : online dialogue, public life and citizen journalism / Tanni Haas -- Future prospects : public journalism 2.0. Routinization of charisma : the institutionalization of public journalism online / Joyce Y.M. Nip -- Common knowledge, civic engagement and online news organizations / Jack Rosenberry -- Madison commons 2.0 : a platform for tomorrow's civic and citizen journalism / Sue Robinson ... [et al.] -- Open source interview : civic and citizen journalism's distinctions / Jan Schaffer -- Conclusion : a place for the professionals / Jack Rosenberry and Burton St. John III.

Subject Term:

Citizen journalism.

Online journalism.

Added Author:

Rosenberry, Jack.

St. John, Burton, 1957-

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Where does journalism fit in the media landscape of blogs, tweets, Facebook postings, YouTube videos, and literally billions of Web pages?

Public Journalism 2.0 examines the ways that civic or public journalism is evolving, especially as audience-created content--sometimes referred to as citizen journalism or participatory journalism--becomes increasingly prominent in contemporary media. As the contributors to this edited volume demonstrate, the mere use of digital technologies is not the fundamental challenge of a new citizen-engaged journalism; rather, a depper understanding of how civic/public journalism can inform citizen-propelled initiatives is required.

Through a mix of original research, essays, interviews, and case studies, this collection establishes how public journalism principles and practices offer journalists, scholars, and citizens insights into how digital technology and other contemporary practices can increase civic engagement and improve public life. Each chapter concludes with pedagogical features including:

* Theoretical Implications highlighting the main theoretical lessons from each chapter,

* Practical Implications applying the chapter's theoretical findings to the practice of citizen-engaged jouranlis,

*Reflection Questions prompting the reader to consider how to extend the theory and application of the chapter.

blogging and other participatory journalism practices enabled by digital technology are not always in line with the original vision of public journalism, which strives to report news in such a way as to promote civic engagement by its audience. Public Journalism 2.0 seeks to reinvent public journalism for the 21st century and to offer visions of how digital technology can be enlisted to promote civic involvement in the news.