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Alternative and Citizen Journalism

Chris Atton

In: The Handbook of Journalism Studies

Karin Wahl-Jorgensen; Thomas Hanitzsch (eds.)

New York; London: Routledge (2009), pp. 265-278

"This chapter examines journalism that is produced not by professionals but by those outside mainstream media organizations. Amateur media producers typically have little or no training or professional qualifi cations as journalists; they write and report from their position as citizens, as members ... more

Election Times: Harnessing the Power of New Media. International Media Conference by the International Institute for Journalism in Cooperation with Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Astrid Kohl, Melanie Wieland (eds.)

Bonn; Berlin: InWEnt;International Institute for Journalism (IIJ) (2009), 50 pp.

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Citizens’ media and communication

Jethro Pettit, Juan Francisco Salazar, Alfonso Gumucio Dagron

Development in Practice, volume 19, issue 4-5 (2009), pp. 443-452

"Citizens’ media and communication are still poorly understood in the mainstream of development policy and practice – and are prone to simplistic forms of implementation, because of the lack of a coherent grasp of the social, cultural, and political processes that make them transformative. Intro ... more

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Afrikas Blogosphäre: Bürgerjournalisten zwischen Kairo und Kapstadt

Geraldine de Bastion

Blätter für deutsche und internationale Politik, issue 10 (2009), pp. 109-115

"Zwar liegt der Durchschnitt der Internetanbindungen – auch aufgrund der damit verbundenen Kosten – in Afrika mit elf Prozent der Haushalte gegenwärtig immer noch weit unter dem globalen Mittel von 23 Prozent. Dennoch haben der Ausbau der Infrastruktur, unterschiedliche Regulierungsreformen und ... more

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Media Literacy: Citizen Journalists

Susan D. Moeller

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2009), 26 pp.

"In environments where poor infrastructure, minimal access to technology, and small-scale economies impede the creation or sustainability of mainstream independent media, and in countries where repressive governments limit the ability of professional journalists to operate freely, citizen journalist ... more

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Citizen Journalism: Global Perspectives

Stuart Allan, Einar Thorsen (eds.)

New York: Peter Lang (2009), xii, 277 pp.

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Karin Wahl-Jorgensen, Thomas Hanitzsch (eds.)

New York: Routledge (2009), xx, 446 pp.

Ciudadana radio: El poder del periodismo de intermediación

José Ignacio López Vigil

Caracas: Ministerio de Comunicación e Información (2008), 290 pp.

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Lo que le vamos quitando a la guerra: Medios cuidadanos en contextos de conflicto armado en Colombia
Inspiring Practice

Clemencia Rodríguez (ed.)

Soraya Bayuelo Autores;Cadavid, Amparo;Durán, Orley;González, Alirio;Tamayo Gómez, Camilo Andrés;Vega, Jair

Bogotá: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), Centro de Competencia en Comunicación para América Latina (2008), 185 pp.

"Lo que le vamos quitando a la guerra" documenta cómo en Colombia la guerra no lo es todo. Más que “divulgar” que la paz es mejor que la guerra, que “hacer actos de fe” sobre que los buenos somos más, que “vamos ganando la guerra” y demás obviedades políticas, mediáticas y académi ... more

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Online Newsgathering: Research and Reporting for Journalism

Stephen Quinn, Stephen Lamble

Burlington, Mass. et al.: Focal Press (2008), xii, 189 pp.

"Chapter 1 sets the scene for this book, looking in a broad-brush way at how the Internet and related technologies have changed journalism and media. It notes how audiences are fragmenting in an environment of excess information, and considers the boom in online advertising relative to mainstream me ... more

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Radio Elshinta: No Music, Just News and Stories as the People See it

Moch Nunung Kurniawan, Eric Loo

Media Asia, volume 34, issue 2 (2007), pp. 96-104

"Long before the descriptor “citizen journalism” became a topic of research interest in academia, Indonesia’s Radio Elshinta (www.elshinta.com) in Jakarta had already opened its airwaves for listeners, most with no formal journalism training, to call in their stories. This paper contextualises ... more

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New Media: The Press Freedom Dimension. Challenges and Opprtunities of New Media for Press Freedom

Barry James (ed.)

Paris: UNESCO (2007), 91 pp.

Communicating Disasters: An Asia Pacific Resource Book
Inspiring Practice

Nalaka Gunawardene, Frederick Noronha (eds.)

Bangkok; Nugegoda (LK): UNDP Regional Centre in Bangkok;Television for Education Asia-Pacific (TVE Asia-Pacific) (2007), x, 150 pp.

"Our 21 contributors -– most of them from Asia, and representing media, development or humanitarian sectors -- do not engage in mere theoretical discussions. In 19 chapters of this book, they draw on their rich and varied experience working in either preparing disaster resilient communities or res ... more

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The Role of Digital Networked Technologies in the Ukrainian Orange Revolution

Joshua Goldstein

Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University, Berkman Center for Internet & Society (2007), 10 pp.

Mídia cidadã: Utopia brasileira

José Marques de Marques, Maria Cristina Gobbi, Luciano Sathler (eds.)

São Bernardo do Campo: Universidade Metodista de São Paulo (2006), 247 pp.

We the Media: Grassroots Journalism by the People, for the People

Dan Gillmor

Sebastopol, Calif.: O'Reilly (2006), xviii, 299 pp.

"Now that it's possible to publish in real time to a worldwide audience, a new breed of grassroots journalists are taking the news into their own hands. Armed with laptops, cell phones, and digital cameras, these readers-turned-reporters are transforming the news from a lecture into a conversation. ... more