Students examine the role of citizen journalism in the spreading of information in a participatory media landscape. They examine the practices and techniques associated with citizen journalism, including crowdsourcing, live stream, and social media communication. Students consider issues of investigative potential, democratic representation, media law, journalism ethics and the public interest in a comparison of the methods and contributions of professional and citizen journalism. Prerequisite: Students must have completed 45 credits of study.
Students examine the role of citizen journalism in the spreading of information in a participatory media landscape. They examine the practices and techniques associated with citizen journalism, including crowdsourcing, live stream, and social media communication. Students consider issues of investigative potential, democratic representation, media law, journalism ethics and the public interest in a comparison of the methods and contributions of professional and citizen journalism. Prerequisite: Students must have completed 45 credits of study.
