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Public Journalism 2.0: The Promise and Reality of a Citizen Engaged Press book cover

1st Edition

Public Journalism 2.0 The Promise and Reality of a Citizen Engaged Press

Edited By Jack Rosenberry, Burton St John Copyright 2010
212 Pages
by Routledge

212 Pages
by Routledge

216 Pages
by Routledge
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Where does journalism fit in the media landscape of blogs, tweets, Facebook postings, YouTube videos, and literally billions of Web pages? Public Journalism 2.0 examines the ways that civic or public journalism is evolving, especially as audience-created content—sometimes referred to as citizen journalism or participatory journalism—becomes increasingly prominent in contemporary media. As the... Read more

1.Introduction: Public Journalism Values in an Age of Media Fragmentation,  Jack Rosenberry and Burton St. John III

Part I: The Roots of Civic and Citizen Journalism

2. Newspapers and Communities: The Vital Link, James K. Batten

3. What Citizen Journalism Can Learn from Public Journalism,  Davis "Buzz" Merritt

4. Citizen Journalism in an Historical Frame, David M. Ryfe and Donica Mensing

5.The Citizen Journalist as Gatekeeper: A Critical Evolution, Aaron Barlow

Open Source Interview: The Evolution of Public Journalism, Lewis A. Friedland

Part II: Contemporary Civic and Citizen Journalism

6. News Quality Differences in Online Newspaper and Citizen Journalism Sites,  Serena Carpenter

7. The Virginian-Pilot’s Co-Pilot Pages: Participatory Journalism and the Dilemma of Private Values as Public News, Burton St. John III

8. Citizen Journalism in the Community and the Classroom, Kirsten A. Johnson

9. The Changing Face of News in a Major U.S. City: Hyper-Local Web Sites Try to Fill the Void in Chicago, Suzanne McBride

Open Source Interview: Online Dialogue, Public Life and Citizen Journalism, Tanni Haas

Part III: Looking Ahead: Public Journalism 2.0

10. Routinization of Charisma: The Institutionalization of Public Journalism Online, Joyce Y.M. Nip

11. Common Knowledge, Civic Engagement and Online News Organizations, Jack Rosenberry

12. Madison Commons 2.0: A Platform for Tomorrow’s Civic and Citizen Journalism,  Sue Robinson, Cathy DeShano, Nakho Kim and Lewis A. Friedland

Open Source Interview: Civic and Citizen Journalism’s Distinctions, Jan Schaffer

13. Conclusion: A Place for the Professionals, Jack Rosenberry and Burton St. John III

Appendix: Further Readings

List of Contributors

Index

Biography

Jack Rosenberry is Associate Professor and Chair of Communication and Journalism at St. John Fisher College. He is co-author of Applied Mass Communication Theory: A Guide for Media Practitioners.

Burton St. John III is Assistant Professor of Communication at Old Dominion University.

'Public Journalism 2.0 is a fascinating examination of the transformation necessary not only for the survival of journalism but for our republic. I'd recommend this text for students in media writing and reporting classes.' - Ellen Mrja, Journalism and Mass Communication Educator
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