Citizen journalism harassment

Aug 4, 2023A man who used social media channels to name “criminals” who were in fact innocent has been found guilty of harassment at Wirral Magistrates

Aug 4, 2023On 3 August 2023, Hendry was found guilty of harassment after a trial at Wirral Magistrates' Court and was fined £250. He must also pay costs of

Are citizen journalists ignoring standard journalistic procedures?

Indeed, every journalist mentioned the difficulty, if not impossibility, of verifying information from citizen journalists, thus causing concerns about accuracy and truth.
One NDTV reporter directly accused citizen journalists of ignoring standard journalistic procedures.

Cynicism and Public Perception of The Police

In psychological literature, cynicism is considered a personality characteristic and has been measured using the hostility scale by Cook and Medley (1954).
Gerbner and colleagues defined cynicism as mistrust, lack of confidence, and feelings that people are motivated by self-interest (Gerbner et al. 1986).
Studies have demonstrated that cynicism is.

Is citizen journalism haphazard?

Professional journalists claim, without systematic evidence, that citizen journalism is subjective, amateurish, and haphazard in quality (Roberts and Steiner 2012 ).
Conversely, advocates celebrate citizen journalism by exaggerating unusual one-time cases, usually disasters.

Legal Cynicism

Historically, violent neighborhoods have been more likely to experience structural disadvantages, lack of social control, and low support for conventional values (Corsaro et al. 2015).
Furthermore, the members of these communities are more likely to be perceived as legally cynical due to the anomie, or state of normlessness, that often occurs due t.

Pretrial Publicity

The First Amendment guarantees the freedom of the press (Pearce 2008).
Conversely, the Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to an impartial jury during criminal proceedings (Pearce 2008).
The foundation of our legal system is that defendants are innocent until proven guilty (Dixon and Linz 2002).
Previous research has suggested that pretrial public.

Would Professional Journalists be skeptical of a formation challenging its authority?

That professional journalists would be skeptical of a formation often directly challenging its status and authority is hardly surprising.
Professional journalists have long tried to maintain their authority and jurisdiction by claiming particular practices and forms of news as their own, and by implication, excluding others.

Does citizen journalism affect authoritarian credibility during a public health crisis?

Third, in addition to the average causal effect of citizen journalism on authoritarian credibility in risk communications during a public health crisis, our findings also reveal that the effect is especially salient on those critical citizens who used to participate in Hong Kong’s 2019 Anti-Extradition Protest and favor media freedom in China

Is citizen journalism haphazard?

Professional journalists claim, without systematic evidence, that citizen journalism is subjective, amateurish, and haphazard in quality (Roberts and Steiner 2012 )

Conversely, advocates celebrate citizen journalism by exaggerating unusual one-time cases, usually disasters

Award

The People Journalism Prize for Africa (PJPA) is a public service journalism award that recognizes outstanding journalists and citizen reporters in Africa, whose work have resulted in positive change and impact in the society.
PJPA was created in 2020 with an inaugural endowment of US $3000 from the founders, Gatefield, a sub-saharan Africa based public strategy and media group.
The inaugural edition of the award was received by investigative journalists, Kiki Mordi and Fisayo Soyombo in February 2020.