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- Title
A study of news writing "Themes" in Citizen Journalism Malaysia (CJ.MY).
- Authors
Balaraman, Rani Ann; Mukhiar, Sharifah Nadiah Syed; Arokiasamy, Lawrence
- Abstract
Purpose: This study looks into the themes addressed by a citizen journalist who contributed works to CJ.MY. Design/methodology/approach: The first approach used in this study is a content analysis. 576 news samples were taken systematically according by day, week and month from CJ.MY web page. The second approach used was in-depth interviews. In-depth interviews were conducted with CJ.MYCEOs, Maren Perianan and four other citizen journalists who were among the contributors to the most news on CJ.MY. Findings: A total of 16 themes were outlined in the review of the frequency of the themes contained in the news generated by citizen journalists in CJ.MY. Studies show along with their titles, citizen journalists prefer to write news on social elements, by 17.7%. News is produced locally and is in the vicinity of the residence of a citizen journalist. Some examples of community news is related to communal work, the monthly gathering of residents' associations, festivals or cultural events by a racial group in the community around the village or housing estates. Research limitations/implications: This study focuses on news in CJ.MY only. It would be interesting for the future research to study on the CJ.MY and other citizen journalism website such as OhMyNews. Practical implications: This study significant credence is to provide practical information news produce by Citizen Journalist in Malaysia especially on the understanding of news writing "Themes" by them. Originality/value: This study is one of the first to discuss about citizen Journalis and its website in Malaysia.
- Subjects
MALAYSIA; CITIZEN journalism; JOURNALISM writing; PLANNED communities; WEBSITES; CULTURAL activities
- Publication
Global Business & Management Research, 2019, Vol 11, Issue 2, p295
- ISSN
1947-5667
- Publication type
Article