The source, the resource and the collaborator: The role of citizen journalism in local UK newspapers

Journalism

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1091-1109

  Canter, Lily ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Citizen journalism; collaboration; gatekeeping; liberal markets; user generated content

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884314198     PISSN: 14648849     EISSN: 17413001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1464884912474203     Document Type: Article

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