NETWORKED NEWSThe rise of social newsgathering

Citizen journalism meets social journalismCitizen journalism + social media + mainstream media = Social JournalismEg. Scanning Twitter , using hashtags, YouTube, Flickr, and other social media to cover real-time events Seeking and gathering information in social media to report news through mainstream channelsOnline communities engaging and interacting to tell developing stories to a wider audience

Citizen journalism + social media + mainstream media = Social Journalism

Eg. Scanning Twitter , using hashtags, YouTube, Flickr, and other social media to cover real-time events

Seeking and gathering information in social media to report news through mainstream channels

Online communities engaging and interacting to tell developing stories to a wider audience

Breaking real-time news (traditional journalism) Reporter learns of event: Via routine calls, a contact, or member of the public getting in touchReporter researches story: Calls sources/official contacts for confirmation; heads to scene of event with photographer) for interviews. Brief news item may be posted on newspaper websiteReporter interviews eyewitnesses, files copy, photographer sends image: Content uploaded to newspaper website; work starts on next day’s story. Audience participation becomes limited; control lies with news organisation

Reporter learns of event: Via routine calls, a contact, or member of the public getting in touch

Reporter researches story: Calls sources/official contacts for confirmation; heads to scene of event with photographer) for interviews. Brief news item may be posted on newspaper website

Reporter interviews eyewitnesses, files copy, photographer sends image: Content uploaded to newspaper website; work starts on next day’s story. Audience participation becomes limited; control lies with news organisation

Breaking real-time news (social journalism) Reporter learns of event: Via citizen journalists breaking news online social networks, phone call, email, tip-off from member of public/contact or official sources Crowdsources: Uses Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, online forums and other social media sources to gather and spread eyewitness information and verified facts Incorporates audience: Reporter newsgathers live (tweeting from scene, streaming, uploading photos and vidoes); becomes part of online network telling the story. Informed conversation continues; unlimited participation across networks. Control is shared.

Reporter learns of event: Via citizen journalists breaking news online social networks, phone call, email, tip-off from member of public/contact or official sources

Crowdsources: Uses Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, online forums and other social media sources to gather and spread eyewitness information and verified facts

Incorporates audience: Reporter newsgathers live (tweeting from scene, streaming, uploading photos and vidoes); becomes part of online network telling the story. Informed conversation continues; unlimited participation across networks. Control is shared.

Social journalism on Twitter ALiverpool example

Social journalism is noisy!

SOURCES: http://blog.publish2.com/2009/07/27/social-journalism-curate-the-real-time-web/http://www.vanilladays.com/gallery/2009/07/liverpool_crane_collapse_at_chandlers_warf/ and http://www.flickr.com/photos/petecarr/sets/72157620902013951/http://www.liverpoolcultureblog.co.uk/2009/07/liverpool-crane-collapse/http://headlinesanddedlines.blogspot.com/2009/07/using-old-and-new-media-for-breaking.htmlhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrDapL5GPDASparkle Media©Alison Gow, executive editor, digital, Trinity Mirror Merseysidehttp://twitter.com/alisongowAlison.gow@liverpool.com; alisongow@googlemail.comhttp://www.slideshare.net/alisongow

http://blog.publish2.com/2009/07/27/social-journalism-curate-the-real-time-web/

http://www.vanilladays.com/gallery/2009/07/liverpool_crane_collapse_at_chandlers_warf/ and http://www.flickr.com/photos/petecarr/sets/72157620902013951/

http://www.liverpoolcultureblog.co.uk/2009/07/liverpool-crane-collapse/

http://headlinesanddedlines.blogspot.com/2009/07/using-old-and-new-media-for-breaking.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrDapL5GPDA

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