THE CHANGING ROLE OF THE LOCAL NEWS MEDIA IN ENABLING CITIZENS TO ENGAGE IN LOCAL DEMOCRACIES

被引：33
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作者：
Firmstone, Julie [1 ]
Coleman, Stephen [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Leeds, Sch Media & Commun, Leeds, W Yorkshire, England
来源：
JOURNALISM PRACTICE | 2014年 / 8卷 / 05期
基金：
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词：
citizen journalism; hyperlocal news; local democracy; local government; local news; public engagement;
D O I：
10.1080/17512786.2014.895516
中图分类号：
G2 [信息与知识传播];
学科分类号：
05 ; 0503 ;
摘要：
Using Leeds City Council in the United Kingdom as a case study, we analyse comparatively the changing role of local journalism in the public communications and engagement strategies of local government. Drawing on over 20 semi-structured interviews with elected politicians, Council strategists, mainstream journalists, and citizen journalists, the article explores perceptions of the mainstream news media's role versus new modes of communication in engaging and communicating with citizens. We evaluate the Council's perceptions of its online and offline practices of engagement with different publics, and focus in particular on their interactions with journalists, the news media, and citizen journalists. The article considers how moves towards digital modes of engagement are changing perceptions of the professional role orientations of journalists in mediating between the Council and the general public.
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页码：596 / 606
页数：11
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