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Citizen Journalism—Blogging, Facebook, Twitter: New Challenges and Questions

Overview: Citizen Journalism—Blogging, Facebook, Twitter: New Challenges and Questions Professor Dr.C.S.H.N. Murthy Professor in Communication, Manipal Institute of Communication, Press Corner, Manipal Univesity, Manipal 576 104 India. E-mail: cshn.murthy@manipal.edu or cshnmurthy@yahoo.co.in Role of citizen journalism: Citizen journalism—demands absolute freedom of … Continue reading

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Mumbai Attacks 2008

This is a wiki-style page test. Overview The 2008 Mumbai attacks were more than ten coordinated shooting and bombing attacks across Mumbai, India’s financial capital and its largest city. The attacks, which drew widespread condemnation across the world, began on … Continue reading

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Chapter 5: Citizen Journalism in India: The Politics of Recognition

Empowerment is a crucial tenet of citizen journalism in India, a democracy with over one billion people. Sonwalkar (Chapter 5) argues that this new form of reporting is having an increasingly influential political function in highlighting social problems, such as … Continue reading

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