Tag: civic crowdsourcing

  • 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.

  • 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.…

  • Motivation Factors in Crowdsourced Journalism: Social Impact, Social Change, and Peer Learning

    What drivers the crowd in crowdsourced journalism? An ideal about a better society. The findings in my article, published in the International Journal of Communication, show that the crowd contributes voluntarily to journalism because they want to mitigate power and knowledge asymmetries. They also want to deliberate with their peers, and learn from them. Read…