Examples
- Start of the LA Riots
- Tsunami- December 24th 2004
- London bombings- July 5th 2005
- Mumbai bombings- November 2008
- Hudson River plane crash- January 15th 2009
- Moral panic
- Folk devils
- Hypodermic needle model
Alternatives forms of advertising and revenue streams
Benefits to audience
The ability to make a difference and change people life's for the better. The chance to get up the journalist ladder and be able to become highly respected in the world of media. And to be able to actively share and discuss what is going on in the world of media today.
Wider issues and debates
Moral Panic and of the treatment of the Black male
S: Social Media is now a key part in how news companies get their news today, a key example of this was the death of Ian Tomlinson
H: Citizen journalism has been around for over 20 years now it's only been the news outlets and the technology that been holding this new UGC age but now with social media and every smart phone having a high quality camera now nothing is holding citizen journalism back
E: Paid journalism is dying due to new and digital media. This is because of the amount of out there that are reporting news that is at a high quality and is free in comparison to paid journalism which isn't much better in comparison.
P: They believe that journalist should always be paid even if it makes no sense in doing so due to amount of good free journalism there is.
Next, answer the following questions in the same blogpost:
1) What is meant by the term ‘citizen journalist’?
The collection, dissemination, and analysis of news and information by the general public, especially by means of the internet.
2) What was one of the first examples of news being generated by ‘ordinary people’?
The Rodney King scandal in New York in 1992.
3) List some of the formats for participation that are now offered by news organisations.
Most news companies have a separate segment for it citizen journalism with them having email addresses that they can submit their news stories and potentially get their story to the world.
4) What is one of the main differences between professionally shot footage and that taken first-hand (UGC)?
The quality
5) What is a gatekeeper?
An attendant employed to control what news is news and decides what are the best stories for the day.
6) How has the role of a gatekeeper changed?
The role has changed due to the effects of news companies struggling to get sales so they are now releasing more controversial content as a calculated risk.
7) What is one of the primary concerns held by journalists over the rise of UGC?
The fear is that UGC becomes more and more popular over time and with new and digital media becoming higher in quality it may lead to paid journalism coming to an end.
Finally, consider the following questions and answer each bullet point in the same blogpost:
What impact is new/digital media having on the following:
- news stories
It has changed the titles of the news stories so that they are more interesting for social media to attract click bate
- the news agenda (the choice of stories that make up the news)
It's become more controversial with the choices that they make with it's news. It's become more about what sells instead of what is true news.
- the role of professionals in news
Declining, no one wants to pay journalist anything anymore, this is due to the fact that newspapers are willing to take some decline in quality if they get that news for free and their are thousands of aspiring journalist in the UK alone.
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