Media Studies A-Level
Citizen journalism
What Citizen journalism means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Citizen journalism
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Reference: AQA
News and comment produced by ordinary people rather than professional institutions, spread through blogs and social platforms.
Topics that use Citizen journalism
- 'End of audience' theories (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- 'End of audience'
- Audience participation
- Convergence
- Cross-platform audience behaviour
- Gatekeeping and platform power
- Producer–audience boundary
- Prosumer
- Technological convergence
Using Citizen journalism in the exam
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