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Bureaucracy and Citizen Journalism

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Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance

Synonyms

Checkpoints; Co-production; Gatekeeping; I-reporting; Participatory journalism

Definitions

Regulations::

A body of laws and guidelines that checkmate media practice

Unprofessional-Journalism::

A form of journalism practice that shifts from the conventions to quasi practice

Public Journalism::

The journalism of the people, by the people, and for the people

Introduction

Globally, the absence of bureaucracy in the practice of citizen journalism has generated many criticisms about the influence of citizen journalism on professional journalism and media governance in general. Citizen journalism (CJ) “refers to the participation of ordinary citizens in news gathering and reporting” (Oberiri 2016, 2). In essence, it means that the practice of citizen journalism is not professional journalism. Citizen journalism is the media practice that beats checkpoints, a fast-growing trend in media practice where the preponderance of news gathered is from eye witness or people who send in...

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Mass Communication, Evangel University Akaeze, Akaeze, Ebonyi State, Nigeria

    Raphael Abumchukwu Ekwunife, Ojiaku Kalu & Divine Favour Robinson

  2. Department of Political Science, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu Alike, Ikwo, Ebonyi State, Nigeria

    Ikechukwu Ukeje Ogeze

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  1. Raphael Abumchukwu Ekwunife
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  1. Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA

    Ali Farazmand

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Ekwunife, R.A., Ogeze, I.U., Kalu, O., Robinson, D.F. (2020). Bureaucracy and Citizen Journalism. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_4118-1

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