Preconditions for Citizen Journalism: A Sociological Assessment

Hayley Watson

Sociological Research Online, 2011, vol. 16, issue 3, 82-93

Abstract: The rise of the citizen journalist and increased attention to this phenomenon requires a sociological assessment that seeks to develop an understanding of how citizen journalism has emerged in contemporary society. This article makes a distinction between two different subcategories of citizen journalism, that is independent and dependent citizen journalism. The purpose of this article is to present four preconditions for citizen journalism to emerge in contemporary society: advanced technology, an “active audience†, a “lived†experience within digital culture, and an organisational change within the news media.

Keywords: Sociology of Web 2.0; Citizen Journalism; Social Media; Digital Culture; User Generated Content; Digital Technology; Active Audience (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.5153/sro.2417

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