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Barbarians At The Gate? Journalists Warily Eye Ugc, Jane Singer
Barbarians At The Gate? Journalists Warily Eye Ugc, Jane Singer
Jane B. Singer
No abstract provided.
Digital Journalism Ethics, Jane Singer
Convergence And Cross-Platform Journalism, Thorsten Quandt, Jane Singer
Convergence And Cross-Platform Journalism, Thorsten Quandt, Jane Singer
Jane B. Singer
No abstract provided.
Posting For Points: Edublogs In The Jmc Curriculum, Jane Singer
Posting For Points: Edublogs In The Jmc Curriculum, Jane Singer
Jane B. Singer
Despite the spread of blogs in mass media and in academia, little scholarly work has explored their use within the journalism and mass communication curriculum. This study, based on incorporation of blogs in ten classes during five semesters -- undergraduate and graduate, skills and conceptual -- examines student use of the format in relation to theories of social and blended learning. Findings suggest that although students tend to approach blogging as yet another assignment, blogs facilitate their engagement with course material and one another. Blogging has become an integral job component for growing numbers of journalists and other mass communication …
Citizen Participation In Online News Media (United States Section), Jane Singer
Citizen Participation In Online News Media (United States Section), Jane Singer
Jane B. Singer
No abstract provided.
Online Journalism, Jane Singer
Ethnography Of Newsroom Convergence, Jane Singer
The Journalist In The Network: A Shifting Rationale For The Gatekeeping Role And The Objectivity Norm, Jane Singer
The Journalist In The Network: A Shifting Rationale For The Gatekeeping Role And The Objectivity Norm, Jane Singer
Jane B. Singer
The move to a networked media environment presents a range of challenges to journalistic routines, roles, and norms. This article suggests that professional ethics have evolved to articulate and safeguard a traditional gatekeeping role that no longer exists; as a result, the rationale behind those ethics must shift to accommodate interconnections rather than discrete products and functions. Similarly, the notion of journalistic objectivity is open to renewed debate when detachment can translate into isolation from the rest of the network.
Journalism Research In The United States Of America, Jane Singer
Journalism Research In The United States Of America, Jane Singer
Jane B. Singer
No abstract provided.
Five Ws And An H: Digital Challenges In Newspaper Newsrooms And Boardrooms, Jane Singer
Five Ws And An H: Digital Challenges In Newspaper Newsrooms And Boardrooms, Jane Singer
Jane B. Singer
No abstract provided.
Shifting Roles, Enduring Values: The Credible Journalist In A Digital Age, Arthur Hayes, Jane Singer, Jerry Ceppos
Shifting Roles, Enduring Values: The Credible Journalist In A Digital Age, Arthur Hayes, Jane Singer, Jerry Ceppos
Jane B. Singer
When everyone can be a publisher, what distinguishes the journalist? This article considers contemporary challenges to institutional roles in a digital media environment and then turns to three broad journalistic normative values—authenticity, accountability, and autonomy—that affect the credibility of journalists and the content they provide. A set of questions that can help citizens determine the trustworthiness of information available to them emerges from the discussion.
Participatory Journalism Practices In The Media And Beyond: An International Comparative Study Of Initiatives In Online Newspapers, Domingo, Quandt, Heinonen, Paulussen, Jane Singer
Participatory Journalism Practices In The Media And Beyond: An International Comparative Study Of Initiatives In Online Newspapers, Domingo, Quandt, Heinonen, Paulussen, Jane Singer
Jane B. Singer
No abstract provided.
The Ethics Of Participatory Journalism, Jane Singer
The Ethics Of Participatory Journalism, Jane Singer
Jane B. Singer
No abstract provided.
New Media In The Twenty-First Century: The Beginning Of A New Ethic, Ashman, Nel, Jane Singer
New Media In The Twenty-First Century: The Beginning Of A New Ethic, Ashman, Nel, Jane Singer
Jane B. Singer
No abstract provided.
Online Journalism Ethics: Traditions And Transitions, Jane Singer
Online Journalism Ethics: Traditions And Transitions, Jane Singer
Jane B. Singer
No abstract provided.
Contested Autonomy: Professional And Popular Claims On Journalistic Norms, Jane Singer
Contested Autonomy: Professional And Popular Claims On Journalistic Norms, Jane Singer
Jane B. Singer
Commitments to truth and to “transparency,” or public accountability, are two central normative aspects of professional journalism. This article considers ways in which both are challenged and complemented by popular communicators, particularly bloggers, in today's media environment. While all professions claim autonomy over articulation and enactment of their own norms, definitions of professional constructs are now open to reinterpretation, and oversight of professional behavior is increasingly shared.
Shifting Roles, Enduring Values: The Credible Journalist In A Digital Age, Arthur Hayes, Jane Singer, Jerry Ceppos
Shifting Roles, Enduring Values: The Credible Journalist In A Digital Age, Arthur Hayes, Jane Singer, Jerry Ceppos
Jane B. Singer
When everyone can be a publisher, what distinguishes the journalist? This article considers contemporary challenges to institutional roles in a digital media environment and then turns to three broad journalistic normative values—authenticity, accountability, and autonomy—that affect the credibility of journalists and the content they provide. A set of questions that can help citizens determine the trustworthiness of information available to them emerges from the discussion.
Online Journalism Ethics : Traditions And Transitions, Jane Singer, Cecilia Friend
Online Journalism Ethics : Traditions And Transitions, Jane Singer, Cecilia Friend
Jane B. Singer
No abstract provided.
Online Journalism Ethics: Traditions And Transitions, Cecilia Friend, Jane Singer
Online Journalism Ethics: Traditions And Transitions, Cecilia Friend, Jane Singer
Jane B. Singer
No abstract provided.
The Socially Responsible Existentialist: A Normative Emphasis For Journalists In A New Media Environment, Jane Singer
The Socially Responsible Existentialist: A Normative Emphasis For Journalists In A New Media Environment, Jane Singer
Jane B. Singer
In an open and virtually boundless media environment, old responses to the question of who is a journalist, based primarily on roles associated with the process of gathering and disseminating information, no longer apply. This article suggests a reconceptualization of the journalist based instead on normative constructs. Specifically, it advocates a blend of two competing philosophical approaches, existentialism and social responsibility theory, as well as two roughly corresponding professional norms, independence and accountability. The combination produces a “socially responsible existentialist”, a journalist who chooses to act as a trustworthy source of information that serves the public interest. That framework is …
Partnerships And Public Service: Normative Issues For Journalists In Converged Newsrooms, Jane Singer
Partnerships And Public Service: Normative Issues For Journalists In Converged Newsrooms, Jane Singer
Jane B. Singer
As media companies test and implement newsroom "convergence," growing numbers of journalists are producing content not only for their own employer but also for other media outlets with which that employer has a business relationship. This article, based on case studies in 4 converged news markets, explores journalists' perceptions of normative pressures in this new media environment, particularly in relation to the overarching concept of public service. The findings suggest that although journalists do not see convergence itself as posing significant ethical problems, they do raise concerns related to specific components of public service, including a devotion to accuracy, an …
Stepping Back From The Gate: Online Newspaper Editors And The Co-Production Of Content In Campaign 2004, Jane Singer
Stepping Back From The Gate: Online Newspaper Editors And The Co-Production Of Content In Campaign 2004, Jane Singer
Jane B. Singer
In their coverage of the 2004 political campaign, editors of Web sites affiliated with major U.S. newspapers continued to emphasize their role as providers of credible information. But they moved toward seeing that information less as an end product than as a basis for user engagement, participation, and personalization. This study, which builds on a similar study conducted after the 2000 election, suggests journalists may be taking steps toward reshaping their gatekeeping role to accommodate the interactive nature of the Internet.
Journalists And News Bloggers: Complements, Contradictions, And Challenges, Jane Singer
Journalists And News Bloggers: Complements, Contradictions, And Challenges, Jane Singer
Jane B. Singer
No abstract provided.
The Political J-Blogger: Normalizing A New Media Form To Fit Old Norms And Practices, Jane Singer
The Political J-Blogger: Normalizing A New Media Form To Fit Old Norms And Practices, Jane Singer
Jane B. Singer
This study explores how the increasingly popular blog format, as adopted by journalists affiliated with mainstream media outlets, affects long-standing journalistic norms and practice. It focuses on non-partisanship, transparency and the gatekeeping role, using a content analysis of 20 weblogs dealing with politics or civic affairs. Although expressions of opinion are common, most journalists are seeking to remain gatekeepers even in this highly interactive and participatory format. Political j-bloggers use links extensively - but mostly to other mainstream media sites. At least in their early use, journalists are ‘normalizing’ the blog as a component, and in some ways an enhancement, …
Interpersonal Divide: The Search For Community In A Technological Age, Jane Singer, Janice Hume
Interpersonal Divide: The Search For Community In A Technological Age, Jane Singer, Janice Hume
Jane B. Singer
Reviews the book "Interpersonal Divide: The Search for Community in a Technological Age," by Michael Bugeja.
The Political J-Blogger: 'Normalizing' A New Media Form To Fit Old Norms And Practices, Jane Singer
The Political J-Blogger: 'Normalizing' A New Media Form To Fit Old Norms And Practices, Jane Singer
Jane B. Singer
No abstract provided.
A Cross-Cultural Look At Serving The Public Interest: American And Israeli Journalists Consider Ethical Scenarios, Dan Berkowitz, Yehiel Limor, Jane Singer
A Cross-Cultural Look At Serving The Public Interest: American And Israeli Journalists Consider Ethical Scenarios, Dan Berkowitz, Yehiel Limor, Jane Singer
Jane B. Singer
This study explores how the social dimensions of a reporter’s world shape ethical decisions through parallel surveys of daily newspaper reporters in Israel and one Midwestern US state. Through regression analysis, we found that personal factors (gender, years of education) were not related to ethical decisions nor were professional factors (professional experience, professional membership, having studied journalism). In contrast, the social context element (country of practice) was relevant for two of three ethical situations. We also found that personal, professional and social dimensions varied in their utility to ethical decision-making from situation to situation. Considering a reporter’s ethical predisposition, this …
High-Tech Grass Roots: The Professionalization Of Local Elections, Jane Singer
High-Tech Grass Roots: The Professionalization Of Local Elections, Jane Singer
Jane B. Singer
Reviews the 2003 book "High Tech Grass Roots" by J. Cherie Strachan
Strange Bedfellows? The Diffusion Of Convergence In Four News Organizations, Jane Singer
Strange Bedfellows? The Diffusion Of Convergence In Four News Organizations, Jane Singer
Jane B. Singer
This study examines newsroom convergence—a combination of technologies, products, staffs and geography among the previously distinct provinces of print, television and online media—through the framework of diffusion of innovations theory. Convergence is becoming a global trend as media companies continue to expand their holdings beyond their original core products. Using a combination of qualitative and quantitative data drawn from case studies of four US newsrooms, it is suggested that, despite culture clashes and other issues of compatibility, journalists see clear advantages in the new policy of convergence. Journalists perceive experience in a converged newsroom as a career booster, say they …
Digitizing The News: Innovation In Online Newspapers, Jane Singer
Digitizing The News: Innovation In Online Newspapers, Jane Singer
Jane B. Singer
Reviews the book "Digitizing the News" by Pablo Boczkowski