Citizen Participation in Contemporary Journalism: Conceptual Discussion Cover Image

Učešće građana u savremenom novinarstvu: konceptualna rasprava
Citizen Participation in Contemporary Journalism: Conceptual Discussion

Author(s): Ana Milojević
Subject(s): Media studies
Published by: Fakultet političkih nauka Univerziteta u Beogradu
Keywords: citizen journalism; participatory journalism; networked journalism; audience; journalism studies; definition; concept

Summary/Abstract: This paper questions the pluralism of terms used for considering citizen participation in the production of news. Based on a literature review, the concepts of participatory, civic and networked journalism are discussed – their meaning and use in academic literature. Besides examining the existing way of differentiation between citizen and participatory journalism, the concepts of participatory, civic and networked journalism are systematized using the basic model of the communication process. on the grounds of the theoretical discussions and introduced systematization, participatory journalism is offered as a unifying concept with potential to encompass current transformation of journalism as a system.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 16
  • Page Range: 37-53
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Serbian