In Western traditions of news gathering, journalists are seen as being objective and impartial. Often they are complimented for doing investigative work or castigated for not challenging politicians enough. Ultimately, what comes across is that media consumers have some idea of what they think journalism is. When blogging platforms became easy to use and news …
Tag Archives: citizen journalism
Plurality and working up a first draft
“At the heart of plurality concerns is a conviction that healthy democracies depend on the circulation and intersection of diverse voices and perspectives.” “One look at Google’s most recent patent filing for its news algorithm reveals just how much size matters in the world of digital news: the size of the audience, the size of the newsroom, …
Article writing
Adding a bit more substance to my article outline: From a post written on Friday but posted yesterday because for some reason WordPress didn’t publish it on Friday — Gaining and examining authority as a citizen journalist There are two types of authority — one assigned to a journalist by their audience, and two, the …
Following up on literature and trolling
As mentioned in one of my previous articles, the mayor has a declared policy of ‘not engaging’ with the ‘trolls’, which doesn’t seem to include not calling people trolls, as he is alleged to have done. He has allegedly called activists or people who write opinion pieces in local media, trolls in public meetings, and …
Sea-lioning and relationships — part I
The benefit of having access to the newsdesk is that when the council want to, they provide a quick response. Various FOIs of the internal workings of the council press team show that they can provide replies quickly.
Information and sources
One reason given to me by an editor of a regional magazine for why he couldn’t publish my article about the mayor’s faith advisor was that it was too complicated for their readers.
Harassment of local and citizen journalists
In 2019, the mayor is recorded as having bullied and criticised and been quite rude to journalists in the chamber. These journalists were employed by the local press however, and therefore had some support. After one of the worst occasions regarding a journalist’s use of the word ‘tip’ rather than recycling waste centre [check wording], …
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Picking up a writing habit
Writing, writing and actually writing Some essential elements to doing doctoral research: motivation writing a literature review a methodology writing all these things up and then writing the papers and thesis. My next decision on my PhD is how to try to gain it and through which means. I have decided it should be a …
Working differently
I haven’t published anything on the blog since May but I have done some work. This lack of posting does feel a little depressing as my intention had been to keep writing throughout. However, after a chat with Helen Kara today, I am reframing the way I see my work. I will be doing things …
Selfie PhD 