Participatory Journalism
Guarding Open Gates at Online Newspapers

"The discipline of journalism studies is in dire need of approaches that move beyond zombie categories such as online/offline, hard/soft news, professional/citizen journalism. By investigating an emerging set of participatory practices in a truly cross-national context, the authors of this book show both theoretically and practically how the production of news is changing around the world. "
- Mark Deuze, Indiana University; author of "Media Work" and editor of "Managing Media Work".

Jane B. Singer (Author), David Domingo (Author), Ari Heinonen (Author), Alfred Hermida (Author), Steve Paulussen (Author), Thorsten Quandt (Author), Zvi Reich (Author), Marina Vujnovic (Author)

9781444332278, Wiley

Paperback / softback, published 18 April 2011

240 pages
24.8 x 17.2 x 1.3 cm, 0.431 kg

"The authors do an excellent job situating their study and the concept of participation within the broader body of research and theory on journalism, but also offer useful insights into the practical realities of how journalists are addressing an increasingly active audience in the newsroom today." (Journalism, 23 February 2012)

"Like its authors, half of whom are both journalists and scholars, the book is also a hybrid - on the one hand, it serves as a robust piece of empirical research and, on the other, it is an excellent textbook for journalism students. This is evidently a deliberate device by the authors who wish to make a contribution to knowledge without alienating potential readers. The book is written in clear, familiar English resembling more of a journalistic style than an academic one, and each chapter ends with questions inviting the reader (or lecturer) to discuss and probe issues. There is also an effective glossary which explains terms which may be unfamiliar to those starting out in the field."

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 vii

Subject Areas: Society & culture: general [JF]