Abstract
Scientific knowledge in the area of journalism has been predominantly a reflection of research on journalists from elite publications rather than journalists from smaller publications. This research seeks to create a foundation for future research through a web survey of online community journalists in the USA. This study measured the extent to which their perceptions and publications reflect organizational traits such as a reliance on routine sources, income derived from publication and employment of news staff. This descriptive research also found that most online community journalists had a degree, but not a degree in journalism and communication. Suggestions are put forth to further theory and research on community journalists.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 505-520 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Journalism |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 11 2015 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Author(s) 2013.
Keywords
- Community journalism
- alternative journalism
- citizen journalism
- education
- routines
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Communication
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)