A. In relation to the article, The Rise & Rise of UGC, answer these questions on your blogs...
- What is meant by the term ‘citizen journalist’?
- What was one of the first examples of news being generated by ‘ordinary people’?
- List some of the formats for participation that are now offered by news organisations.
- What is one of the main differences between professionally shot footage and that taken first-hand (UGC)?
- What is a gatekeeper?
- How has the role of a gatekeeper changed?
- What is one of the primary concerns held by journalists over the rise of UGC?
B. Find and watch a YouTube citizen journalism clip for each of the examples listed in the article (the Rodney King beating, the Asian Tsunami, the 7/7 bombings, the Virginia Tech shootings, the Mumbai bombings, the Hudson River plane crash) and embed them on your blog.
Also, don't forget to post up another media story on your blog, with a summary in your own words, and your own views on it.
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