News being generated by ordinary people for e.g. through mobile phone cameras.
What was one of the first examples of news being generated by ‘ordinary people’?
When four LA police officers were caught by an onlooker from an apartment window who used excessive force on Rodney King after a speed chase, they were charged for assault.
List some of the formats for participation that are now offered by news organisations.
- message boards
- chat rooms
- Q and A
- have your says
- blogs
- social media
What is one of the main differences between professionally shot footage and that taken first-hand (UGC)?
First hand footage is footage from people that are actually there when something is happening so you get to see it in real life with more emotion as you know it is real. With professional they make time to get there and may not be in time for the disaster that has happened for e.g. Another difference is the quality which is obvious but some people may see poor quality as more real as it is first hand and shows they are not being bias and are actually there.
What is a gatekeeper?
A gatekeeper is an organisation who decides what is shown on the news. They have the final say.
How has the role of a gatekeeper changed?
Due to online and blogs the minority now get to have a say in the news with large audiences accessing it to see what their views are. Not just broadcast news anymore, also internet.
What is one of the primary concerns held by journalists over the rise of UGC?
That they might lose their jobs as they may not be needed anymore due to UGC and the enhancement of new phones with better quality cameras as well as blogs allowing anyone to give their opinion on things.
Examples
four Los Angeles police officers
The natural disaster of the Asian Tsunami on
December 26th 2004
the London bombings on July 5th 2005
benefits to institutions
With more ugc people would send this into the a news organisation for e.g. the bbc and the bbc could then talk about the news that they got sent in and it may give them a competitive advantage over competitors as they would have first hand footage when sky news for e.g. wouldn't.
benefits to audience
They now have the advantage as they can blog about their opinion as well as the usage of social media in which they can tweet or facebook about first hand footage and this may get coverage without use of the big broadcasting institutions.
wider issues and debates
What about the professionals?
What about broadcasting channels?
Social
There is now more use of social due to the fact you can tweet each other and find out the news from there on.
Historical
Broadcasting was the way everyone got the news at first, not anymore as you can go on the internet and get it from there or even on your phone there and then.
Economical
Online viewing of the news can be free, to get sky news on your tvs may cost you.
Political
It may be bad news for the government as the programmes they are funding may lose out on audiences as broadcasting may not be everyone's main source of news anymore
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