“Journalists have to consider how American politics has changed since modern journalism first formulated the conventions and norms for covering politics.”
Sociologist Herbert Gans argues it’s time for political reporting to stop focusing solely on the elites and experiment with new models for bottom-up journalism.
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Gans, Herbert J.. "Citizen news: A democratic addition to political journalism." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 28 Nov. 2012. Web. 16 Apr. 2024.
APA
Gans, H. (2012, Nov. 28). Citizen news: A democratic addition to political journalism. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved April 16, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2012/11/citizen-news-a-democratic-addition-to-political-journalism/
Chicago
Gans, Herbert J.. "Citizen news: A democratic addition to political journalism." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified November 28, 2012. Accessed April 16, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2012/11/citizen-news-a-democratic-addition-to-political-journalism/.
Wikipedia
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