Citizen Witnessing : Revisioning Journalism in Times of Crisis
Stuart. Allan
Bok Engelsk 2013 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Hoboken : : Wiley, , 2013.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (263 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 'Accidental Journalism'; 2 The Journalist as Professional Observer; 3 Bearing Witness, Making News; 4 Witnessing Crises in a Digital Era; 5 News, Civic Protest and Social Networking; 6 WikiLeaks: Citizen as Journalist, Journalist as Citizen; 7 'The Global Village of Images'; Notes; References; Index. - What role can the ordinary citizen perform in news reporting? This question goes to the heart of current debates about citizen journalism, one of the most challenging issues confronting the news media today. In this timely and provocative book, Stuart Allan introduces the key concept of 'citizen witnessing' in order to rethink familiar assumptions underlying traditional distinctions between the 'amateur' and the 'professional' journalist. Particular attention is focused on the spontaneous actions of ordinary people - caught-up in crisis events transpiring around them - who feel compel
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| ISBN | 9780745651958. - 9780745651965
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