When an emergency happens, journalists are likely to find the community
already has started a digital conversation. As Carrie Brown-Smith of the
University of Memphis found, non-journalists quickly create
Twitter hashtags to report, share, and discuss emergency information.
Her findings provide useful insights into how news media can embrace
participatory journalism and respond to the community's concerns. Read her report in the latest edition of The Convergence Newsletter.
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Wednesday, June 20, 2012
June 2012: A case study of emergency news and participatory journalism
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