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 Kunic explores and interprets the ways in which digital technology has changed culture, media, and society. Kunic 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, Kunic 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:	9781666921991
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	12/08/2023
Series:	Studies in New Media
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	452 KB

About the Author

Tamara Kunic 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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