MEST THREE- Critical Persepective: December 2010

A. What is meant by the term ‘citizen journalist’?

‘Citizen Journalist’ is a term used to describe members of the public who witnesses an event and reports back about that event share it with the rest of the world or just friends and family by using media devices such as blogs, Youtube, Facebook, Twitter ect.

B. What was one of the first examples of news being generated by ‘ordinary people’?
One of the first ordinary person you could call a citizen journalist was George Holiday who was the first person to capture the Rodney King incident and report about it

C. List some of the formats for participation that are now offered by news organisations.
An Interactive which includes a Message board, Chat rooms, Q&A, polls, Have your says and blogs with comments enabled.

D. What is one of the main differences between professionally shot footage and that taken first-hand (UGC)?
The quality and reliable of the report will differ professional footage maybe more objectified where as footage taken first hand will be more hard-hitting and emotive.

E. What is a gatekeeper?
A gatekeeper has the job of deciding what is and isn’t news, and what will and won’t be broadcast on prime time television. Also, the gatekeeper (s) can also filter out irrelevant and misleading content , such as photos of kittens etc.

F. How has the role of a gatekeeper changed?
The role of the gatekeeper has changed as people who didn't have a voice before now do such as youths, low income groups and other minorities.

g. What is one of the primary concerns held by journalists over the rise of UGC?
The effect on journalist if there was a rise of UGC would mean journalist may well loss there jobs as people are willing to report about issues for free and the standard of news reports ond issue coverage will drop due to a decline in journalist

MEST THREE- Critical Persepective

Tuesday 7 December 2010

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