Open AccessDeconstructing the discourse of citizen journalism: Who says what and why it matters
Author(s) -
Elspeth Tilley,
John Cokley
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
pacific journalism review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.308
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 2324-2035
pISSN - 1023-9499
DOI - 10.24135/pjr.v14i1.925
Subject(s) - contest , typology , journalism , project commissioning , publishing , media studies , sociology , public relations , political science , key (lock) , discourse analysis , social science , law , linguistics , philosophy , anthropology , ecology , biology
Since it emerged early this century, ‘citizen journalist’ and its related terms have been increasingly contested among groups including professional journalists, academics, and citizens themselves. This article creates a typology of five key participant groups in this contest and uses it to analyse the discursive constructs each group uses to advance their position.