Participatory Journalism: Guarding Open Gates at Online Newspapers
Chichester, West Sussex; Malden, Mass.: Wiley Blackwell (2011), xi, 227 pp.
Contains glossary pp. 203-208, bibliogr. pp. 209-219, index
ISBN 9781444332278 (pbk)
Signature commbox: 70-Journalism-E 2011
"This book is based on a collaborative research project by a team of journalism scholars from Europe, North America and Israel. It provides insights into how journalists at websites affiliated with leading national newspapers in ten Western democracies are thinking about, and dealing with, the inclusion of content produced and published by the people once viewed simply as 'the audience.' The journalist's control over media space, which was based to a large extent on their access to the means of disseminating information, has evaporated, and the space is now open to everyone. Participatory Journalism goes right to the heart of what journalists do, what journalism is, and what the role of news is in contemporary democratic society that has gone digital." (Publisher description)
1 Introduction: Sharing the Road, 1
PART I: THE IMPACT OF PARTICIPATORY JOURNALISM
2 Mechanisms of Participation: How Audience Options Shape the Conversation / Alfred Hermida, 13
3 The Journalist's Relationship with Users: New Dimensions to Conventional Roles / Ari Heinonen, 34
PART II: MANAGING CHANGE
4 Inside the Newsroom: Journalists' Motivations and Organizational Structures / Steve Paulussen, 59
5 Managing Audience Participation: Practices, Workflows and Strategies / David Domingo, 76
6 User Comments: The Transformation of Participatory Space / Zvi Reich, 96
PART III: ISSUES AND IMPLICATIONS
7 Taking Responsibility: Legal and Ethical Issues in Participatory Journalism / Jane B. Singer, 121
8 Participatory Journalism in the Marketplace: Economic Motivations behind the Practices / Marina Vujnovic, 139
9 Understanding a New Phenomenon: The Significance of Participatory Journalism / Thorsten Quandt, 155
10 Fluid Spaces, Fluid Journalism: The Role of the "Active Recipient" in Participatory Journalism / Alfred Hermida, 177
Appendix: About Our Study, 192
PART I: THE IMPACT OF PARTICIPATORY JOURNALISM
2 Mechanisms of Participation: How Audience Options Shape the Conversation / Alfred Hermida, 13
3 The Journalist's Relationship with Users: New Dimensions to Conventional Roles / Ari Heinonen, 34
PART II: MANAGING CHANGE
4 Inside the Newsroom: Journalists' Motivations and Organizational Structures / Steve Paulussen, 59
5 Managing Audience Participation: Practices, Workflows and Strategies / David Domingo, 76
6 User Comments: The Transformation of Participatory Space / Zvi Reich, 96
PART III: ISSUES AND IMPLICATIONS
7 Taking Responsibility: Legal and Ethical Issues in Participatory Journalism / Jane B. Singer, 121
8 Participatory Journalism in the Marketplace: Economic Motivations behind the Practices / Marina Vujnovic, 139
9 Understanding a New Phenomenon: The Significance of Participatory Journalism / Thorsten Quandt, 155
10 Fluid Spaces, Fluid Journalism: The Role of the "Active Recipient" in Participatory Journalism / Alfred Hermida, 177
Appendix: About Our Study, 192
