The rise and rise of UGC questions

• What was one of the first examples of news being generated by ‘ordinary people’?

Video cameras had become more

common and more people could afford them…unfortunately for four Los Angeles police officers! Having

caught Rodney King, an African-American, after a high speed chase, the officers surrounded him, tasered

him and beat him with clubs. The event was filmed by an onlooker from his apartment window.

• List some of the formats for participation that are now offered by news organisations.

Bebo, MySpace,

YouTube and Facebook. People also turn to UGC sites to access news: Wikipedia news, Google news and

YouTube score highly in terms of where people go to get their news.

what is one of the main differences between professionally shot footage and that taken first-hand (UGC)?

Professional footage seems more fake and set up for the viewers after the event takes place , it also is behind the "stay out "labell that is surrouding the scenes where the journalist seens the aftermath of the major event thta has taken place.
However first hand footage is whilst the major event is happening and more grainy and blurry. It shows a first hand experience of what is happening and much more emotive.

• What is a gatekeeper?

Gate keepers deceide what can be aired to the public and what cant be aired. What is and isnt on the news and what is aloud to be broadcasted and what isnt.

• How has the role of a gatekeeper changed?

the change in the landscape of the news means that groups who had little access

to self-representation before, such as youth groups, low income groups, and various minority groups may,

 through citizen journalism, begin to find that they too have a voice.The gate keeprs now use internet within their careers to see if what is suitbale and what isnt for the public

• What is one of the primary concerns held by journalists over the rise of UGC?

that there are social netowkorking sites which are doing the job for the jounalist by publish news and events in society. Therefore if citizen journalist do , there is no need for journalist to be in society , therefore there is a fear of their careers.

• What is meant by the term ‘citizen journalist’?

this is when ordinary people who are first hand witness of an event and have no jounalist qualifications film an interesting event thta is taking place in society.