Tag: civic crowdfunding
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Crowdfunding in Journalism
In this book chapter “Crowdfunding in Journalism”, published in the International Encyclopedia of Journalism Studies (2019), I review crowdfunding as a business model in journalism. You can read the chapter below.
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Crowdsourcing in Open Journalism: Benefits, Challenges, and Value Creation
In this book chapter, “Crowdsourcing in Open Journalism: Benefits, Challenges, and Value Creation,” published in the Routledge Companion to Digital Journalism Studies (2017), pp. 185-193, I examine the role of the online crowds for sourcing information and resources in journalism. I introduce a framework for analyzing the value of crowdsourcing as an open journalistic practice.…
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The impact of crowdfunding on journalism: Case study of Spot.Us, a platform for community-funded reporting
This article examines the impact of crowdfunding on journalism, drawing on data from an early crowdfunding site called Spot.Us. This was to my knowledge the first academic article published about crowdfunding in journalism.
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The Role of Crowdfunding as a Business Model in Journalism: A Five-Layered Model of Value Creation
In this book chapter, published in “Crowdfunding the Future: Media Industries, Ethics and Digital Society”, I provide a framework for analyzing crowdfunding as a business model in journalism. The framework helps us examine the value crowdfunding produces to professional journalism. Full citation: Aitamurto, T. (2015) The role of crowdfunding as a business model in journalism: A five-layered…