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Citizen Journalists

Citizen Journalists. Video. Citizens shaping and creating video. Eyewitness videos Participatory videos Raw videos Video testimony. History. Announcement from King Assassination of former American President Police beating of Rodney King. Purpose. explore issues voice concerns

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Citizen Journalists

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  1. Citizen Journalists Video

  2. Citizens shaping and creating video • Eyewitness videos • Participatory videos • Raw videos • Video testimony

  3. History • Announcement from King • Assassination of former American President • Police beating of Rodney King

  4. Purpose • explore issues • voice concerns • be creative • tell stories

  5. Video YouTube changed media for the worse Versus Why YouTube is the ultimate platform for global social change

  6. Chris Anderson • YouTube is driving innovation

  7. Feeds • YouTube • Vimeo • Facebook • Reddit • Twitter (link to video) • Tumblr • Other

  8. Advantages • Capture live events • Global distribution • Anybody can set it up • Members of the public are omnipresent • Rapid • Enlargement of civic space • Democratization of news • Benefits news consumers

  9. Disadvantages • Biased view • Poor quality • Lack of content • Possibility of libel claim • Inaccuracy • Lacks ethical and professional standards

  10. Key role • London Bombings 2005 • New York Terrorist attacks • Tsunami 2004 • Arab spring • Death of Colonel M. Gaddafi • Earthquakes Haiti, Japan, India, Pakistan • Passenger plane Ethiopian Airlines

  11. Power • Contributes to a large extent in the making of hot news on a regular basis

  12. Criticism • No training to subscribe to the traditional journalistic standard found in legitimate news organizations • A hobby is not a profession • Some videos jeopardize social harmony, national security operations, court trials etc.

  13. Food for thought • Is there an urgent need to set up a new code of ethics? • Must there be a common ground between tradition and citizenship journalism? • What does the future hold for journalism?

  14. Future • Traditional journalism + Citizenship journalism Convergence Journalism

  15. Assignment • Each student will create a 3 to 5 minute video of their choice, upload it on a video feed, and present it to the rest of the class. Please refer to the assignment sheet and evaluation rubric for further details.

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