TY - JOUR
T1 - Citizen journalism and democracy
T2 - How user-generated news use relates to political knowledge and participation
AU - Kaufhold, Kelly
AU - Valenzuela, Sebastian
AU - De Zúñiga, Homero Gil
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - The contribution of professional journalism to democratic citizenship is well-established, but the proliferation of online user-generated news begs the question of whether citizen journalism plays a similar role. Use and trust of both professional and citizen journalism were investigated for their associations with political knowledge and participation. User-generated journalism was negatively related with knowledge of national political figures, but strongly and positively associated with higher levels of online and offline participation; professional news media produced gains in knowledge and offline participation. Trust in user-generated news amplified the link between citizen journalism and online participation.
AB - The contribution of professional journalism to democratic citizenship is well-established, but the proliferation of online user-generated news begs the question of whether citizen journalism plays a similar role. Use and trust of both professional and citizen journalism were investigated for their associations with political knowledge and participation. User-generated journalism was negatively related with knowledge of national political figures, but strongly and positively associated with higher levels of online and offline participation; professional news media produced gains in knowledge and offline participation. Trust in user-generated news amplified the link between citizen journalism and online participation.
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U2 - 10.1177/107769901008700305
DO - 10.1177/107769901008700305
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:78651440123
SN - 1077-6990
VL - 87
SP - 515
EP - 529
JO - Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly
JF - Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly
IS - 3-4
ER -