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dc.contributor.advisorBlack, David
dc.contributor.advisorReal, Michael
dc.contributor.advisorMcKean, Sandy
dc.contributor.advisorWalinga, Jennifer
dc.contributor.authorBlanchett Neheli, Nicole
dc.date.accessioned2012-10-22T21:58:16Z
dc.date.available2012-10-22T21:58:16Z
dc.date.issued2012-10-22
dc.date.submitted2011
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10170/524
dc.description.abstractIn this paper I explore how participatory journalism is changing organizational structure and production practices at the publicly funded Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in Toronto (CBC). Using practical action research I examine two sites of study that offer unique strategies on incorporating everyday citizens into the news production process: the use of citizen bloggers to supplement CBC’s coverage of the G20 summit in Toronto shows how diversifying storytelling improves the overall quality of news content; the mandate of Connect with Mark Kelly to democratize daily news by using ordinary people as sources and breaking traditional rules of production reveals a survival strategy for daily news shows. Through the lens of media logic, using the theories of convergence culture and the public sphere, I develop strategies to involve more citizens in the newsmaking process, thus invigorating public discourse and subverting news production that is designed to entertain instead of inform.en_US
dc.subjectparticipatory journalismen_US
dc.subjectmedia logicen_US
dc.subjectpublic sphereen_US
dc.subjectconvergence cultureen_US
dc.titleRedefining journalism : convergence in the public sphereen_US
dc.degree.nameM.A. in Professional Communicationen_US
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.degree.disciplineSchool of Communication and Cultureen_US


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