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  schema location: http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
  title info:
    title: Citizen journalists
    sub title: newer media, Republican moments and the Constitution
  name:
    name part: Cram, Ian
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: enk
    date issued: 2015
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: print
    extent: xi, 195 pages ; 24 cm.
  abstract: This monograph explores the phenomenon of 'citizen journalism' from a legal and constitutional perspective. It describes and evaluates emerging patterns of communication between a new and diverse set of speakers and their audiences. Drawing upon political theory, the book considers the extent to which the constitutional and legal frameworks of modern liberal states allow for a 'contestatory space' that advances the scope for non-traditional speakers to participate in policy debates and to hold elites to account. Topics covered include the regulation of offensive, abusive and anonymous speech, online defamation, compelled disclosure of 'journalists'' sources, private online research by jurors and analysis of the application of pre-Web 2.0 laws to non-traditional media speakers and outlets. After surveying a range of criminal and civil law provisions that impair the communicative reach of non-mainstream speakers, the broad conclusion casts doubt upon the capacity of 'citizen journalists' to effect a significant shift towards republican self-rule. Offering an original analysis of the phenomenon of 'citizen journalism' with developments from a broad range of jurisdictions, this book is a valuable resource for students, academics, policymakers and law reform agencies in the fields of constitutional law, human rights, media freedom, journalism and comparative media regulation.
  table of contents: 1. Introduction: Republican moments, Machiavelli and digital communications -- 2. A digital republic of citizens -- 3. Against civility? -- arguments for protecting 'bad taste', disrespectful and anonymous online speakers -- 4. Beyond the fourth estate : rethinking the privileges of 'journalists' in the era of new media -- 5. Google and the 'unvirtuous' juror? -- a comparative constitutional analysis of some digital challenges to fair trials -- 6. Conclusion: The sceptical cyber-republican.
  target audience: specialized
  note: Ian Cram.
  note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
  subject:
    topic: Citizen journalism
  subject:
    topic: Political participation
    topic: Technological innovations
  subject:
    topic: Journalists
    topic: Legal status, laws, etc
  subject:
    topic: Internet
    topic: Law and legislation
  classification: PN4784.C615 C73 2015
  classification: 070.4
  related item:
    title info:
      title: Elgar monographs in constitutional and administrative law
  identifier: 9781783472697
  identifier: 1783472693
  identifier: 9781783472703
  record info:
    record content source: YDXCP
    record creation date: 150916
    record change date: 20160420145729.0
    record identifier: in00003739341
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng