News tagged with citizen news

UD study finds news coverage has shaped perceptions of GOP candidates

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new University of Delaware opinion study shows citizens' television news exposure can dramatically affect their perceptions of Republican primary candidates. News coverage could similarly ...

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created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Politicians have less influence through news media

News coverage of Washington politicians and their rhetoric appears to have less influence on the American public compared to other news coverage, according to a study by a Michigan State University political scientist.

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created Sep 08, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Mobile phones 'to revolutionise news coverage'

Mobile phones are set to dramatically shake up the global news industry, as cellphones increasingly become a basic consumer essential and users upgrade their handsets with greater frequency.

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created Feb 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Al Jazeera helps shape political identity of Arabs, study finds

Residents of the Middle East who are heavy viewers of Arab television news networks like Al Jazeera are more likely to view their primary identity as that of Muslims, rather than as citizens of their own country, a new study ...

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created Nov 18, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Citizen journalism v. legacy news: The battle for news supremacy

A team of researchers from the University of Missouri School of Journalism and two other schools say that even the top 60 citizen websites and bloggers are not filling the information shortfall that has resulted from cutbacks ...

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created Jul 08, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 4

Web sites aim to survive with hyperlocal focus

Finding a financially viable way to provide local news is a challenge large metropolitan newspapers are confronting. But a Coral Gables, Fla., Web site is among a few locally with faith it can succeed.

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created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

YouTube tries to help media find more free video

(AP) -- YouTube is trying to help shrinking newsrooms expand their video coverage without increasing their payrolls.

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created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Probing Question: What is citizen journalism?

The last time you watched CNN or read The New York Times online, you might have been surprised to see reporting by ordinary people. From photos uploaded instantly of the earthquake in Indonesia to video of ...

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created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Journalists need 'new, collaborative ways to tell stories'

(PhysOrg.com) -- User-generated content may make some in the mainstream media 'uneasy' but it allows journalists to 'explore new, collaborative ways to tell stories', according to a paper published by Oxford ...

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created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Fox News taps MySpace for citizen journalists

MySpace on Monday invited its members to become volunteer "uReporters" by supplying news pictures or videos for use at the social networking website and Fox News network.

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created Apr 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Traditional media provide more comprehensive news than citizen media and blogs, researchers find

COLUMBIA, Mo. -Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Journalism recently completed a comprehensive comparison of citizen journalism sites (news sites and blogs) and traditional media Web sites. They found ...

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created Apr 08, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1