A citizen journalist is referred to ordinary people who generate the news.
B. What was one of the first examples of news being generated by ordinary people?
One of the first examples of news being generated by ordinary people was the home-made footage of Rodney King, an African-American, after a high speed chase, the officers surrounded him and beat him up with clubs. An onlooker from his apartment window footage made prime-time news and became and international media sensation. The event led to six days of rioting, 53 people dead and 4000 people badly injured.
C. List some of the formats for participation that are now offered by news organisations.
- Message Boards
- Chartrooms
- Q&A
- Polls
- Blogs with comments enabled
- Have your says
D. What is one of the main differences between professionally shot footage and that taken first-hand (UGC)?
One of the main differences between professionally shot footage and first-hand is the quality of the recording. First-hand footage is usually recorded by citizen journalists in which the quality is quite low and is usually hand held shots. Professionally shot footage usually is recorded after the event and is usually high quality footage which is used in news reports.
E. What is a gatekeeper?
A gatekeeper is the person who decides which UCG footage is shown during the news programme.
F. How has the role of a gatekeeper changed?
Gatekeepers receive more and more footages of UCG, in which audiences want to be shown in the news.
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