Participatory Journalism – Extension or Decline for
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Participatív újságírás – az újságírás kiterjesztése vagy hanyatlása?
Participatory Journalism – Extension or Decline for Journalism?

Author(s): Mária Botházi
Subject(s): Media studies, Theory of Communication
Published by: Medea Egyesület
Keywords: printed journals;new media;internet;influence;

Summary/Abstract: What are and what will be the effects of the internet on printed journals,on their future, how will the new medium modify the role of traditionaljournalism? The article tries to find answers to the question by investigating aless known notion, that of participatory journalism. Readers know collectivelymany more facts than the professional journalists, the advocates of the newtype of journalism claim, thus their involvement could be a solution formending the deficiencies of traditional press (partiality, guided news, bias).But how could this journalism be conciliated with some basic requirements ofthe press, such as authenticity, credibility, competence and quality? Whatcould the traditional journals do in order to survive the transition between theera of monologue and dialogue? And after all, do they have to do anything?

  • Issue Year: I/2006
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 21-26
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Hungarian
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