Eyewitness Textures User-Generated Content and Journalism in the Twenty-First Century

Martin, Michèle & Michael Lithgow

ISBN 10: 0228019230 / ISBN 13: 9780228019237

Published by McGill-Queen's University Press, 2024

Text clean and tight; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 366 pages. Seller Inventory # 250760

Synopsis:

News coverage today is an emerging collaboration between the general public and professional journalists. News consumers have come to expect and demand the unprecedented immediacy of experience and coverage of breaking news offered by photographs, video clips, audio recordings, tweets, commentary: content created by ordinary citizens. The use of user-generated content is a salient aspect of how journalists and news organizations are responding to technological changes in the twenty-first century.

Eyewitness Textures examines the far-reaching changes in journalism spurred by the growing importance of user-generated content. Bringing together the voices and experiences of professional journalists and academic researchers from across five continents, this collection explores news production practices, changing skills among editors and journalists, and corporate and newsroom restructuring. Chapters by practitioners collectively reflect the newsroom experiences of major global media organizations, while the academic contributions address issues of industrial transformation, political influence, truth and verification, aesthetics, and ideological implications. Both perspectives combine to deepen our understanding of what constitutes the conditions and creation of good journalism, as well as the implications of how the profession should be taught to future journalists.

Tracing recent shifts in journalism practice around the world, Eyewitness Textures examines the creative adaptation and strategies of journalists and news organizations in the face of transformative technological change.

About the Authors: Michael Lithgow is associate professor of communication studies at Athabasca University.

Michèle Martin is professor emerita in the School of Journalism and Communication at Carleton University.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Eyewitness Textures User-Generated Content ...
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Publication Date: 2024
Binding: Paperback
Condition: As New