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7/25/2013 ONLINE JOURNALISM Nomusa Keninda Is Citizen Journalism, Journalism? Presented by Nomusa Keninda 10 July 2013 Wits Online Journalism
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This presentation form part of my tasks while studying Online Journalism at Wits School of Journalism 2013.
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ONLINE JOURNALISM
Nomusa Keninda
Is Citizen Journalism, Journalism?
Presented by Nomusa Keninda 10 July 2013
Wits Online Journalism
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“… we as a citizen journalism body became the source of news for mainstream media” Khan
CITIZEN JOURNALISM
• Reporting of news by private individuals who are not professional journalist
• Access/ grassroots news
• Witnesses
• Personal, raw, revealing, compelling
• Immediacy
• Free of anyone agenda
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BIGGEST EXPOSURE
• Natural disasters
• Human disasters
• Politics
• Violation of human rights( xenophobia)
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Why? Citizen journalism
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• Organizational structure
• External constraints
• Individual is still important
• Moved into citizen journalist space
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• Individual based • No organizational constraints • No legal/ ethical restraints • Do not answer to authority • They answer to their consciences/publics • Self regulated • No fear
Journalism : credibility and trustworthiness
THE ONLY SNACK
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• CONFIRM VALIDITY • FACT CHECKING • ACCESS TO INTERNET • PROBLEMATIC • SUBJECTIVE
Citizen journalist will ONLY join the ranks of journalism not as professional
equals
thank you
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References
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1. http://southsudaninfo.net/wp-content/uploads/reference_library/citizen_journalism_democracy_africa.pdf
2. http://citizenjournalism.missouri.edu/presentations/nie_seminar.ppt.htm 3. http://www.slideshare.net/jessieyqm/presentation-citizen-journalism 4. http://baghdadbythebaysf.com/wpcontent/uploads/2011/12/karachitsunmai-
300x225.jpg 5. http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibtimes.com/files/styles/article_slideshow_s
lide/public/2011/03/11/73011-japans-8-8-richterscale-earthquake.jpg 6. http://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/wordpress/wp-
content/uploads/2013/07/london-bombings2.jpg 7. http://wemeantwell.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/9-11-i.jpg
