Abstract
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.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 515-529 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue number | 3-4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2010 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Communication
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