Reconnoitering the role of (citizen) journalism ethics in the emerging networked public sphere

Mutsvairo, B; Columbus, S; Leijendekker, I

Reconnoitering the role of (citizen) journalism ethics in the emerging networked public sphere

Mutsvairo, B

Columbus, S Leijendekker, I

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Ecquid Novi, 2014, 35 (3), pp. 4 - 22
Issue Date:: 2014-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Mutsvairo, B https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7912-5874	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Columbus, S	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Leijendekker, I	en_US
dc.date.issued	2014-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Ecquid Novi, 2014, 35 (3), pp. 4 - 22	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0256-0054	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/118926
dc.description.abstract	© 2014, iMasa. Citizen journalism is emerging as a powerful phenomenon across Africa. The rise of digitally networked technologies is reshaping reporting across the continent. This change is technological (with social media platforms enabling new forms of publishing, receiving and discussing stories) as well as cultural, with idiosyncratic conventions emerging on these platforms. This study surveys the ethical beliefs of citizen journalists in several sub-Saharan African countries. The research showed that they are driven by a sense of social responsibility and a wish to inform their readers and the general public. Citizen journalists show a clear anti-authoritarian strain and an antipathy towards government regulation, yet most see themselves as subject to the same ethics that guide traditional journalism.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Ecquid Novi	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/02560054.2014.963279	en_US
dc.title	Reconnoitering the role of (citizen) journalism ethics in the emerging networked public sphere	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	3	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	35	en_US
utslib.for	2001 Communication and Media Studies	en_US
utslib.for	1903 Journalism and Professional Writing	en_US
utslib.for	1608 Sociology	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences/Journalism Program
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	3	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	35	en_US

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© 2014, iMasa. Citizen journalism is emerging as a powerful phenomenon across Africa. The rise of digitally networked technologies is reshaping reporting across the continent. This change is technological (with social media platforms enabling new forms of publishing, receiving and discussing stories) as well as cultural, with idiosyncratic conventions emerging on these platforms. This study surveys the ethical beliefs of citizen journalists in several sub-Saharan African countries. The research showed that they are driven by a sense of social responsibility and a wish to inform their readers and the general public. Citizen journalists show a clear anti-authoritarian strain and an antipathy towards government regulation, yet most see themselves as subject to the same ethics that guide traditional journalism.

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