Democratic Media Termonology Flashcards
Immediacy
The speed of the news
Democratic
Citizens having a fair and even say in decisions which govern their lives
Participatory journalism
The Audience collecting and reporting the news
Rupert Murdoch
Owns news international and sky
Agenda setting
The theory that the news media has a huge influence on Audiences by the choice of what story to consider newsworthy
Top down news - mass media
Media organisation control. All news is filtered before getting to audiences through organisations
Bottom up - we media
Participants have the ability to define their control. Publish then filter
Mediation
Selection, news papers are mediated
Democracy
Fair and even say
Public service broadcaster PSB
The BBC, they must remain impartial as they are setting an agenda
Prosumer
When a consumer has reached the level of a professional e.g. Buzz Bruggeman
Open source
Can be modified and can be modified by a prosumer
Decentralisation
Taking the power from one and giving it to many. The spreading of power from the top and giving it to the masses. It is bottom up news
Convergence
The coming together of two or more technical devices
Blogosphere
The world of blogs
