‘Their two cents worth’: Exploring user agency in readers’ comments in online news media
‘Their two cents worth’: Exploring user agency in readers’ comments in online news media
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“他们的两分钱值”：探索在线新闻媒体读者评论中的用户代理
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2012
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Venetia Papa
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Dimitra L. Milioni;K. Vadratsikas;Venetia Papa
本文探讨了大众媒体网站中用户生成内容的假设，即受众在影响新闻制作方面拥有更大的权力。通过对希腊各种在线大众媒体上读者评论的内容分析，该研究考察了评论者是否在新闻生产中承担了任何核心新闻职能，如设定议程、提供原创信息和对报道问题发表反对意见。从公共领域的角度来看，它还考察了媒体机构中用户意见的多样性程度。结果表明，尽管用户在一定程度上挑战新闻观点，但这种类型的受众参与不太可能以重要的方式使受众成为新闻内容的共同生产者，也不太可能为跨领域的政治交流提供机会。
This paper explores the assumption that user-generated content in mass media websites gives audiences greater power over influencing news making. Employing a content analysis of readers’ comments in various Greek online mass media, the study examines whether commenters assume any of the core journalistic functions regarding news production, in terms of setting the agenda, providing original information, and airing oppositional views on reported issues. From a public sphere perspective, it also examines the degree of diversity of users’ opinions within media outlets. The results suggest that whereas users challenge journalistic viewpoints to some extent, this type of audience participation is not likely to render audiences co-producers of news content in significant ways or offer opportunities for cross-cutting political exchanges.