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The impact of social media and citizen journalism on mainstream Russian news

Greg Simons

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Abstract

This article seeks to address the impact of social media and citizen journalism on mainstream Russian news by asking those engaged directly or indirectly in the field of professional journalism for their opinions and perceptions. It seeks to answer is there any kind of discernible effect so far, and if so, if this influence consolidated. In order to reach these questions, it is essential to understand the role and nature of news in Russia, as well as conceptual and theoretical treatment of both social media and citizen journalism. Qualitative data were collected from a questionnaire sent to journalists, educators, and a group of students. Together the result revealed that the effect of new technology has spurred a development in the freedom of information. It was more problematic to identify if this was consolidated or not.

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This article seeks to address the impact of social media and citizen journalism on mainstream Russian news by asking those engaged directly or indirectly in the field of professional journalism for their opinions and perceptions. It seeks to answer is there any kind of discernible effect so far, and if so, if this influence consolidated. In order to reach these questions, it is essential to understand the role and nature of news in Russia, as well as conceptual and theoretical treatment of both social media and citizen journalism. Qualitative data were collected from a questionnaire sent to journalists, educators, and a group of students. Together the result revealed that the effect of new technology has spurred a development in the freedom of information. It was more problematic to identify if this was consolidated or not.

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This article seeks to address the impact of social media and citizen journalism on mainstream Russian news by asking those engaged directly or indirectly in the field of professional journalism for their opinions and perceptions. It seeks to answer is there any kind of discernible effect so far, and if so, if this influence consolidated. In order to reach these questions, it is essential to understand the role and nature of news in Russia, as well as conceptual and theoretical treatment of both social media and citizen journalism. Qualitative data were collected from a questionnaire sent to journalists, educators, and a group of students. Together the result revealed that the effect of new technology has spurred a development in the freedom of information. It was more problematic to identify if this was consolidated or not.

Key concepts: Mainstream, Journalism, Technical Journalism, Social media, Public relations, Political science, Perception, Sociology

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