Vývoj občanské žurnalistiky: gatekeeping v zahraničních občanských médiích

Abstract

With the advent of social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and blogs, citizen journalists have new opportunities for joining the ranks of mainstream and/or elite journalists in producing news and engaging audiences. However, user-generated content (UGC) is subjected to ‘gatekeeping’ practices that filter news content, making it often consistent with narratives in traditional media. Goal of this paper is to define and describe gatekeeping methods used by citizen journalists and provide answers to questions about future development of citizen journalism.