Screen LibraryCitizen witnessing : revisioning journalism in times of crisis /
Drawing on a wide range of examples to illustrate his argument, Stuart Allan considers citizen witnessing as a public service, showing how it can help to reinvigorate journalism's responsibilities within democratic cultures. The resultant book is required reading for all students of journalism,...
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Polity Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge ; Malden, MA : |
| Publication Dates: | 2013. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Key concepts in journalism
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| Summary: |
Drawing on a wide range of examples to illustrate his argument, Stuart Allan considers citizen witnessing as a public service, showing how it can help to reinvigorate journalism's responsibilities within democratic cultures. The resultant book is required reading for all students of journalism, digital media, and society. |
| Carrier Form: | vii, 253 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-245) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780745651965 : 0745651968 |
| Index Number: | PN4784 |
| CLC: | G21 |
| Call Number: | G21/A418-1 |
| Contents: | 'Accidental journalism' -- The journalist as professional observer -- Bearing witness, making news -- Witnessing crises in a digital era -- News, civic protest and social networking -- WikiLeaks : citizen as journalist, journalist as citizen -- 'The global village of images'. |