Framing week 9- Social News, Citizen Journalism and Democracy

1. Has the concept of news agenda setting changed with the development of citizen journalism? Does interactivity play a role in what is produced?

2. The article states “citizen journalism is seen to present a challenge to mainstream corporate media, it is tempting to conceive as of a “movement” with intrinsically oppositional characteristics,” is the motivation behind citizen journalism an intrinsic need or an extrinsic product of society?

3. Has the idea and revelation of interactive media contributed to the citizen journalism phenomenon because of the active engagement the audience has with news mediums?

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