The changing role of the citizen in conflict reporting

New technologies have facilitated the rise of citizen journalism, which promises to dramatically change the role of citizens in conflict reporting from consumers to producers and victims and witnesses to framers and analysts. If this potential is realised, the implications of this new form of journ...

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Autores principales:	Babak Bahador, Serene Tng
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Asia Pacific Network 2010
Materias:	citizen journalism comparative analysis conflict reporting foreign policy non-government sources Communication. Mass media P87-96 Journalism. The periodical press, etc. PN4699-5650
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:617aa397eca44251ad7eab5d5ba22eff2021-12-02T08:57:10ZThe changing role of the citizen in conflict reporting10.24135/pjr.v16i2.10411023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/617aa397eca44251ad7eab5d5ba22eff2010-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/1041https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035 New technologies have facilitated the rise of citizen journalism, which promises to dramatically change the role of citizens in conflict reporting from consumers to producers and victims and witnesses to framers and analysts. If this potential is realised, the implications of this new form of journalism are significant, as they stand to challenge the government’s traditional role as the dominant source and interpreter of conflicts. This study examines the degree to which the citizen’s role has changed in conflict reporting through a comparative analysis of the 2008 Mumbai attacks in the New York Times, New Zealand Herald, London Times and the Times of India. The study finds that the rise of event-driven conflict news reporting offers a limited window of opportunity for non-governmental sources, particularly at the beginning of the conflict, to influence media coverage. Babak BahadorSerene TngAsia Pacific Networkarticlecitizen journalismcomparative analysisconflict reportingforeign policynon-government sourcesCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 16, Iss 2 (2010)
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description	New technologies have facilitated the rise of citizen journalism, which promises to dramatically change the role of citizens in conflict reporting from consumers to producers and victims and witnesses to framers and analysts. If this potential is realised, the implications of this new form of journalism are significant, as they stand to challenge the government’s traditional role as the dominant source and interpreter of conflicts. This study examines the degree to which the citizen’s role has changed in conflict reporting through a comparative analysis of the 2008 Mumbai attacks in the New York Times, New Zealand Herald, London Times and the Times of India. The study finds that the rise of event-driven conflict news reporting offers a limited window of opportunity for non-governmental sources, particularly at the beginning of the conflict, to influence media coverage.
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The changing role of the citizen in conflict reporting

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