@article{article_565973, title={CITIZEN JOURNALISM-OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES}, journal={Asya Studies}, volume={2}, pages={33–39}, year={2019}, DOI={10.31455/asya.565973}, author={Özkeçeci, Zehra}, keywords={Citizen Journalism,Democracy,Participation,Media}, abstract={<p class="MsoNormal"> <span lang="de-at" xml:lang="de-at">This article deals with the phenomenon of
citizen journalism from a critical perspective. Citizen journalism is also
known as grassroots or participatory journalism. It has become more widespread,
especially with digital development. The internet and social media allow every
user as a member of civil society to participate in the social discourse. The
citizen journalism also reaches its audience on podcasts, on homepages or by
participating in video platforms such as YouTube </span> <span class="tlid-translation">. </span> </p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span class="tlid-translation">This development goes hand in hand with the credibility crisis of the
established media. Traditional print media, in particular, are struggling to
survive and the monopoly </span> <span lang="de-at" xml:lang="de-at">position </span> <span class="tlid-translation"> of
professional journalism has finally been lost. </span> </p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span lang="de-at" xml:lang="de-at">In this paper, the influence of citizen
journalism on democratic processes will be examined and it will be asked
whether a general evaluation of participatory communication models is possible
at all. Therefore, different forms of medial participation are examined and
some examples of its abuse are discussed. </span> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span class="tlid-translation">This study is particularly interested in the grey areas that exist between
professional media work and participatory citizen journalism. </span> <span lang="de-at" xml:lang="de-at">Based on Jürgen Habermas’ deliberative model of democracy, the
question is asked whether this developement democratizes the public discourse
and whether a clear distinction can be made between established and
participatory news or between professional and lay journalism. </span> <span class="tlid-translation"> Finally,
this research also evaluates how the governments and the law react to these new
developments and what potential consequences citizen journalism could bring. </span> </p> <p> </p>}, number={8}, publisher={Mehmet Akif KARA}