The reliance on untrained reporters with limited or no understanding of journalistic
standards has become increasingly widespread particularly in less democratic …

Also worthy of grateful mention is Levi Kabwato, who coordinated the research assistants
referred to above. Finally, we are immensely thankful to the Open Society Foundation South …

This paper is an attempt to provide a pioneering academic study of the birth of citizen
journalism in Nigeria, through the examination of the country's foremost citizen journalism …

Seldom unpacked in the notion of 'citizen journalism'is its difference to 'citizen media'and
'alternative journalism', and the same applies to the convergence of 'citizenship'and …

While it has generally been accepted that non-professional media actors empowered by
novel digitally networked technologies are changing the media landscape in the West, this is …

This book investigates the role of citizen journalism in railroading social and political
changes in sub-Saharan Africa. Case studies are drawn from research conducted by …

The multi-layered participation that has found its way into networked media spaces in recent
times have contributed to increased collaboration between mainstream journalists and …

Based on a national survey carried out in 2001, this study provides a demographic and
attitudinal profile of Ugandan journalists at an interesting time when we are not only …

Citizen journalism is a rapidly evolving form of journalism, which has enabled ordinary
people to report newsworthy situations around them. Nowadays mainstream media do not …

The second volume of Citizen Journalism: Global Perspectives seeks to build upon the
agenda set in motion by the first volume, namely by: offering an overview of key …