TY  - BOOK
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AU  - Idit Manosevitch and Ori Tenenboim
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ED  - 
ED  - Digital Journalism. 5:6 (2017). pp. 731-752
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SN  - 2
PY  - 0000///46
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KW  - 2
KW  - 0
KW  - 6
KW  - 20
KW  - AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
KW  - USER COMMENTS
KW  - USER-GENERATED CONTENT
KW  - sears0
N1  - ABSTRACT :  a large body of research has explored the employment of user-generated content (UGC) in journalism websites. While rich and informative, accumulated research offers discrete insights into an array of research questions but lacks a comprehensive account of the larger picture that emerges. with this in mind, we propose an analytical framework for evaluating UGC's roles in professional  news websites. Based on a synthesis of accumulated research, we differentiate between the realm of journalism as a business and a practice and the realm of democracy, wherein news media may play a role as a public sphere and a means of political empowerment. By offering a comprehensive examination of key findings and themes arising fromUGC research, the article seeks to advance our understanding of the evolving news media landscape. It concludes with directions for further research; 5
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