What is citizen journalism? A critical analysis from the perspective of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

Rai, Nareshchandra

doi:10.1037/e639892013-032

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“…For example, in 2012, the Bhutanese media investigated corruption scandals on the Gyelpozhing land case and the Bhutan Lottery and Education City scams involving influential and powerful people, including a former Prime Minister and some of his cabinet ministers. The 2013 National Assembly Election was fiercely fought, and the former ruling party's (The Bhutan Peace and Prosperity Party led by Jigme Yoser Thinley) defeat was seen as a result of the coverage of corruptions by the media (Rai, 2016).…”

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“…Despite the introduction of liberal media policies, the government continues to monitor the media for political reasons. Thus the media system of Bhutan represents somewhere in-between the pure market (US) model and the two-tier, a dichotomous (Russia) model, in which the government controls some media houses, including the national television, and promotes its political ideology (Rai, 2016). In recent years, the government has started promoting the use of the Internet for social and economic development, although it uses various measures to control the content for political and religious reasons.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Discourse Analysis: How Bhutanese Issues Are Discussed Online?

Rai¹

2018

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With the introduction of the Internet, online news sites are encouraging ordinary people to discuss and address their issues. Employing critical discourse analysis approach, this paper analyses the discursive representation of news articles published on tsheringtobgay.com. A critical discourse analysis of articles published on the site reveals that Bhutanese news issues are discussed through two main discursive constructions: the discursive construction of Bhutanese culture and moral responsibility, and the discursive construction of national politics. Within these two constructions, five major techniques are identified by which news discourses are constructed. The analysis concludes that articles published on the sampled site describe the Bhutanese people as being responsible and generous and encourage readers to enhance their mutual understanding, promoting peaceful coexistence in society. However, the news articles are critical of politicians and sceptic about government plans and programs.

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Section: Media and Developmentmentioning

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Section: Media and Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Discourse Analysis: How Bhutanese Issues Are Discussed Online?

Rai¹

2018

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“…Citizen journalism does not only promotes the perspective of ordinary citizens, but it also helps citizens educate themselves about the cultural and political system, builds social relations, directs public space, and plays a critical role as the supervisor (Rai, 2016). The idea behind citizen journalism is the opportunity for people without professional training in journalism in using modern technology tools and the internet's unlimited reach to raise issues that have never been revealed, because this type of journalism goes beyond the scope of professional journalism.…”

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Citizen Journalism Training to Strengthen the Role of Youth in Overseeing the Village Development

Hidayat¹,

Tauhid²,

Sauki³

2021

Jurnal Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat (Indonesian Journal of Comm

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This training focuses on testing the effectiveness of citizen journalism as a variant of social engineering for the realization of social accountability in managing village development. The potential and active participation of the youth in overseeing the management of village development needs to be sharpened or strengthened through training in the use of media and communication tools. The role of youth must be maximized in a more positive direction in the framework of village policy so they can contribute significantly to improve the pattern of village development management which will significantly influence the acceleration of public welfare achievement. Citizen journalism as a special variant of social engineering must be tested for its relevance and be further developed as an instrument for the realization of social accountability in the village that requires the community to play the role of supervisor for all village government actions. It is conducted by publishing photo-voice narratives in various available communication channels in the village, both in printed and electronic forms. This activity has been carried out for four months in 2019 (August-November) through two learning phases which are classroom learning and mentoring for transferring basic knowledge and reviewing everything that intersects with prospects, constraints and substantive needs of this citizen journalism intervention. Methods used in the training included lectures, discussions, photo-film displays, simulation, presentations, and mentoring. This intervention was effective to increase the youth’s knowledge and skill about producing various items of citizen journalism to disseminate substantive information to the public as well as to forge their courage to have a direct dialogue with the village government apparatus regarding important issues that have not been included in the formulation of village development programs.

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What is citizen journalism? A critical analysis from the perspective of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

Cited by 2 publications

References 38 publications

Discourse Analysis: How Bhutanese Issues Are Discussed Online?

Discourse Analysis: How Bhutanese Issues Are Discussed Online?

Citizen Journalism Training to Strengthen the Role of Youth in Overseeing the Village Development

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