Jane B. Singer & David Domingo 
Participatory Journalism 
Guarding Open Gates at Online Newspapers

Who makes the news in a digital age? Participatory Journalism offers fascinating insights into how journalists in Western democracies are thinking about, and dealing with, the inclusion of content produced and published by the public.

* A timely look at digital news, the changes it is bringing for journalists and an industry in crisis

* Original data throughout, in the form of in-depth interviews with dozens of journalists at leading news organizations in ten Western democracies

* Provides a unique model of the news-making process and its openness to user participation in five stages

* Gives a first-hand look at the workings and challenges of online journalism on a global scale, through data that has been seamlessly combined so that each chapter presents the views of journalists in many nations, highlighting both similarities and differences, both national and individual

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Notes on Authors vii

Acknowledgements x

Authors’ Note xii

Chapter 1: Introduction: Sharing the Road 1

Part I: The Impact of Participatory Journalism 11

Chapter 2: Mechanisms of Participation: How audience options shape the conversation 13
Alfred Hermida

Chapter 3: The Journalist’s Relationship with Users: New dimensions to conventional roles 34
Ari Heinonen

Part II: Managing Change 57

Chapter 4: Inside the Newsroom: Journalists’ motivations and organizational structures 59
Steve Paulussen

Chapter 5: Managing Audience Participation: Practices, workfl ows and strategies 76
David Domingo

Chapter 6: User Comments: The transformation of participatory space 96
Zvi Reich

Part III: Issues and Implications 119

Chapter 7: Taking Responsibility: Legal and ethical issues in participatory journalism 121
Jane B. Singer

Chapter 8: Participatory Journalism in the Marketplace: Economic motivations behind the practices 139
Marina Vujnovic

Chapter 9: Understanding a New Phenomenon: The signifi cance of participatory journalism 155
Thorsten Quandt

Chapter 10: Fluid Spaces, Fluid Journalism: The role of the ‘active recipient’ in participatory journalism 177
Alfred Hermida

Appendix: About Our Study 192

Glossary 203

References 209

Index 220