'It’s genuine, as opposed to manufactured': a study of UK news audiences' attitudes towards eyewitness media
This reception research focussed on eyewitness media, a subset of user-generated content that incorporates photos and videos of news events captured by non-professionals. For the study, Dr Pete Brown, of Eyewitness Media Group, conducted 10 focus groups around the UK in order to explore news audienc...
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
2015
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| Summary: | This reception research focussed on eyewitness media, a subset of user-generated content that incorporates photos and videos of news events captured by non-professionals. For the study, Dr Pete Brown, of Eyewitness Media Group, conducted 10 focus groups around the UK in order to explore news audiences’ awareness of and attitudes towards the manner in which eyewitness media is gathered, verified and utilised by journalists. |
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