Participatory Journalism and Reader Comments in Croatia

by Tamara Kunic

Overview

Online discussions in the form of readers' comments are a central part of many news sites and social media platforms. In this book, Tamara Kunić explores and interprets the ways in which digital technology has changed culture, media, and society. Kunić analyzes the impact of the Internet and convergence not only on the acquisition of new skills, but also on changes in the production and dissemination of content itself and the need to adapt to new times and the demands of a new audience—the active prosumer. With a comprehensive approach to the issue of participation in the media, Kunić examines the development of news sites and participatory journalism in Croatia from the perspective of editors and from the content of readers' comments. Scholars of journalism, communication, media studies, sociology, politics, and cultural studies will find this book of particular interest.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781666921984
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	12/08/2023
Series:	Studies in New Media
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.56(d)

About the Author

Tamara Kunić is a teaching assistant in the Department of Communication in the faculty of Croatian Studies at the University of Zagreb.

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: Introduction

Part I: Participation

Chapter 2: Participatory Journalism

Chapter 3: Regulation of User Generated Content

Part II: Readers' Comments

Chapter 4: Readers’ comments as part of participative journalism

Chapter 5: Communication in digital public sphere

Chapter 6: Readers’ Comments, Hate Speech and Hostility

Chapter 7: So… What to Do With Readers’ Comments’

References

About the Author

Editorial Reviews

Using Croatia as an example, Tamara Kunić offers insights into media participation, audience engagement, the quality of user comments, and the uncertainties journalists face, all of which add to the research on hate speech on news sites and social media and can be applied to other countries.

Tena Perišin

This incisive book provides key insights into participatory journalism and civic engagement online, probing their role in democracies. It smartly navigates how technology alters citizen-media collaboration, covering media system definitions to ethical dilemmas like hate speech. Revealing the dynamic between professional journalism and civic input, it offers relevant theory and findings not just for Croatia, but for all democracies grappling with digital challenges. Essential reading for journalists, academics, and those invested in media and democracy's future.

Ivan Balabanic

This book is aimed at modern scholars and journalists interested in the democratization of communication on the internet and the impact of citizen commentary on journalism. Do citizen comments have serious democratic potential and is participatory journalism an asset to the journalism profession? Read the book to find answers to these questions!

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