Participatory Journalism

Who makes the news in a digital age? Participatory Journalism offers fascinating insights into how journalists in Western democracies are thinking about, and dealing with, the inclusion of content produced and published by the public. A timely look at digital news, the changes it is bringing for journalists and an industry in crisis Original data throughout, in the form of in-depth interviews with dozens of journalists at leading news organizations in ten Western democracies Provides a unique model of the news-making process and its openness to user participation in five stages Gives a first-hand look at the workings and challenges of online journalism on a global scale, through data that has been seamlessly combined so that each chapter presents the views of journalists in many nations, highlighting both similarities and differences, both national and individual

Who makes the news in a digital age? Participatory Journalism offers fascinating insights into how journalists in Western democracies are thinking about, and dealing with, the inclusion of content produced and published by the public.* A timely look at digital news, the changes it is bringing for journalists and an industry in crisis* Original data throughout, in the form of in-depth interviews with dozens of journalists at leading news organizations in ten Western democracies* Provides a unique model of the news-making process and its openness to user participation in five stages* Gives a first-hand look at the workings and challenges of online journalism on a global scale, through data that has been seamlessly combined so that each chapter presents the views of journalists in many nations, highlighting both similarities and differences, both national and individual

Notes on Authors viiAcknowledgements xAuthors' Note xiiChapter 1: Introduction: Sharing the Road 1Part I: The Impact of Participatory Journalism 11Chapter 2: Mechanisms of Participation: How audience options shape the conversation 13Alfred HermidaChapter 3: The Journalist's Relationship with Users: New dimensions to conventional roles 34Ari HeinonenPart II: Managing Change 57Chapter 4: Inside the Newsroom: Journalists' motivations and organizational structures 59Steve PaulussenChapter 5: Managing Audience Participation: Practices, workfl ows and strategies 76David DomingoChapter 6: User Comments: The transformation of participatory space 96Zvi ReichPart III: Issues and Implications 119Chapter 7: Taking Responsibility: Legal and ethical issues in participatory journalism 121Jane B. SingerChapter 8: Participatory Journalism in the Marketplace: Economic motivations behind the practices 139Marina VujnovicChapter 9: Understanding a New Phenomenon: The signifi cance of participatory journalism 155Thorsten QuandtChapter 10: Fluid Spaces, Fluid Journalism: The role of the "active recipient" in participatory journalism 177Alfred HermidaAppendix: About Our Study 192Glossary 203References 209Index 220