The Practice of Citizen Journalism at Kibera News Network

IF 1.1 3区文学 Q3 COMMUNICATION African Journalism Studies Pub Date : 2021-10-02 DOI:10.1080/23743670.2021.2021262

J. Mwaura

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ABSTRACT Citizen journalism is the practice of an ordinary person or a group of ordinary people in the process of collecting, reporting, analysing and disseminating news information. These practices have been necessitated by, among other things, increased global digitization. Over the years, citizen journalism has been regarded as illegitimate, unprofessional, unconsolidated, uncoordinated and even ungoverned. This study hopes to contribute to the thin body of literature on citizen journalism in Africa. This ethnographic case research was carried out at Kibera News Network in Nairobi. The study sought to examine the extent to which their practice was consistent with the practice of journalism, how their practice supplemented and complimented the news and information ecosystem within their locality and how their practice is challenging the practice in legacy media. Key findings in this study indicate that although the citizen journalists were not trained journalists, they were aware of the expectations of journalism, their practice contributed to the news and information ecosystem in Kibera and their focus on some of their news and information production challenged the focus of news and information productions on Kibera in legacy media.

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基贝拉新闻网的公民新闻实践

公民新闻是一个普通人或一群普通人在收集、报道、分析和传播新闻信息的过程中的实践。除其他外，全球数字化的发展使这些做法变得必要。多年来，公民新闻一直被认为是非法的、不专业的、不统一的、不协调的，甚至是不受治理的。本研究希望对非洲公民新闻研究的薄弱文献有所贡献。这项人种学案例研究是在内罗毕的基贝拉新闻网进行的。该研究试图考察他们的实践在多大程度上与新闻业的实践相一致，他们的实践如何补充和赞美当地的新闻和信息生态系统，以及他们的实践如何挑战传统媒体的实践。本研究的主要发现表明，虽然公民记者并非受过训练的记者，但他们意识到新闻业的期望，他们的实践有助于基贝拉的新闻和信息生态系统，他们对某些新闻和信息生产的关注挑战了传统媒体对基贝拉新闻和信息生产的关注。

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African Journalism Studies COMMUNICATION-

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期刊介绍： Accredited by the South African Department of Higher Education and Training for university research purposes African Journalism Studies subscribes to the Code of Best Practice for Peer Reviewed Scholarly Journals of the Academy of Science of South Africa. African Journalism Studies ( AJS) aims to contribute to the ongoing extension of the theories, methodologies and empirical data to under-researched areas of knowledge production, through its emphasis on African journalism studies within a broader, comparative perspective of the Global South. AJS strives for theoretical diversity and methodological inclusivity, by developing theoretical approaches and making critical interventions in global scholarly debates. The journal''s comparative and interdisciplinary approach is informed by the related fields of cultural and media studies, communication studies, African studies, politics, and sociology. The field of journalism studies is understood broadly, as including the practices, norms, value systems, frameworks of representation, audiences, platforms, industries, theories and power relations that relate to the production, consumption and study of journalism. A wide definition of journalism is used, which extends beyond news and current affairs to include digital and social media, documentary film and narrative non-fiction.