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

Previous research has found that much of the scholarship on citizen-engaged journalism
cites its democratic potential. This integrative literature review builds on that work by …

Understanding Citizen Journalism as Civic Participation re-conceptualizes citizen journalism
in the context of Habermas's theory of the public sphere and communicative action, to …

Journalists in democratic societies perceive their role as guardian of the public's trust. This
ethic of social responsibility has been infused into all tasks related to news production …

Using panel data, this article examines the democratic benefit of expressing political
messages on social media, by looking into the sender effect of information processing …

Abstract “News values”—that is, the set of criteria that journalists use to assess
newsworthiness—are a central concern for journalism studies. Since Galtung and Ruge's …

This new and highly readable textbook by Richard M. Perloff introduces students to the
complex world of contemporary news and its theoretical underpinnings, engaging with …

As new actors assert their voices into global discussions, the boundaries of journalism are
continuously tested and tugged at. Some, like citizen journalists and alternative community …

This study examined what could be the perception of Imo State based mainstream
journalists on citizen journalism. The democratic-participant media theory was used as the …

Despite severe political pressures on journalism and civil society after the implementation of
the National Security Law in Hong Kong, over 20 community newspapers have continued …