1. What is meant by the term ‘citizen journalist’?
Citizen journalism (also known as "public", "participatory", "democratic", "guerrilla"[2] or "street journalism" is the concept of members of the public "playing an active role in the process of collecting, reporting, analyzing and disseminating news and information".
2. What was one of the first examples of news being generated by ‘ordinary people’?
1991 - Video cameras had become more common and more people could afford them…unfortunately for four Los Angeles police officers who were recorded as racist for brutally beating a black man. King’s beating would be just another hidden incident with no consequences.
3. List some of the formats for participation that are now offered by news organisations.
The blogosphere, for example, provides an opportunity for independent, often minority and niche views and news to reach a wide audience.
4. What is one of the main differences between professionally shot footage and that taken first-hand (UGC)?
First hand footage could be perceived in the wrong context and may set off a problem for the public. Professionally shot footage is a lot clearer and can be viewed easily.
5. What is a gatekeeper?
In journalism, gate keeping is the process through which ideas and information are filtered for publication. The internal decision making process of relaying or withholding information from the media to the masses. The theory was first instituted by social psychologist Kurt Lewin in 1947.
6. How has the role of a gatekeeper changed?
It has profound implications for professional content creators of all types.
http://pegmulligan.com/2010/07/26/content-strategy-and-technical-communication-by-sarah-okeefe/
7. What is one of the primary concerns held by journalists over the rise of UGC?
It is likely that in future there will be fewer and fewer permanent trained staff at news organisations, leaving a smaller core staff who will manage and process UGC from citizen journalists, sometimes known as ‘crowd sourcing.’ Some believe that the mediators and moderators might eventually disappear too, leaving a world where the media is, finally, unmediated. This does raise concerns however. Without moderation sites could be overrun by bigots or fools, by those who shout loudest, and those who have little else to do but make posts.
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