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Is citizen journalism is similar to keyboard warriors and cyber troopers? an exploration and meanings from citizen journalists’ experience

Citizen journalism has the reputation being generalized as having a negative affiliation more than its potentials. Many attributed citizen journalism with skepticism and cynical phenomenon. This qualitative study is conducted to find out if youth citizen journalists have the same philosophy and view...

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Main Authors: Mahamed, Mastura, Omar, Siti Zobidah, Krauss, Steven Eric
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2020
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89470/1/KEY.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89470/
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spelling my.upm.eprints.894702021-09-02T08:36:40Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89470/ Is citizen journalism is similar to keyboard warriors and cyber troopers? an exploration and meanings from citizen journalists’ experience Mahamed, Mastura Omar, Siti Zobidah Krauss, Steven Eric Citizen journalism has the reputation being generalized as having a negative affiliation more than its potentials. Many attributed citizen journalism with skepticism and cynical phenomenon. This qualitative study is conducted to find out if youth citizen journalists have the same philosophy and view about the phenomenon and if they associate themselves with keyboard warriors and cyber troopers as well as the ethical aspects of journalism practices applied among youth citizen journalists in Malaysia. Nine informants from various states in Malaysia participated in the phenomenological study. The research question as to ways they separate themselves from keyboard warriors and cyber troopers in citizen journalism landscape in Malaysia Findings based on the themes emerged suggested that they highlighted the differences between them and keyboard warriors as well as cyber troopers, the challenges they faced as citizen journalists facing keyboard warriors and cyber troopers. Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2020 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89470/1/KEY.pdf Mahamed, Mastura and Omar, Siti Zobidah and Krauss, Steven Eric (2020) Is citizen journalism is similar to keyboard warriors and cyber troopers? an exploration and meanings from citizen journalists’ experience. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 10 (6). 813 - 830. ISSN 2222-6990 https://hrmars.com/papers/detail/IJARBSS/7376 10.6007/IJARBSS/v10-i6/7376
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description Citizen journalism has the reputation being generalized as having a negative affiliation more than its potentials. Many attributed citizen journalism with skepticism and cynical phenomenon. This qualitative study is conducted to find out if youth citizen journalists have the same philosophy and view about the phenomenon and if they associate themselves with keyboard warriors and cyber troopers as well as the ethical aspects of journalism practices applied among youth citizen journalists in Malaysia. Nine informants from various states in Malaysia participated in the phenomenological study. The research question as to ways they separate themselves from keyboard warriors and cyber troopers in citizen journalism landscape in Malaysia Findings based on the themes emerged suggested that they highlighted the differences between them and keyboard warriors as well as cyber troopers, the challenges they faced as citizen journalists facing keyboard warriors and cyber troopers.
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author Mahamed, Mastura
Omar, Siti Zobidah
Krauss, Steven Eric
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Omar, Siti Zobidah
Krauss, Steven Eric
Is citizen journalism is similar to keyboard warriors and cyber troopers? an exploration and meanings from citizen journalists’ experience
author_facet Mahamed, Mastura
Omar, Siti Zobidah
Krauss, Steven Eric
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title Is citizen journalism is similar to keyboard warriors and cyber troopers? an exploration and meanings from citizen journalists’ experience
title_short Is citizen journalism is similar to keyboard warriors and cyber troopers? an exploration and meanings from citizen journalists’ experience
title_full Is citizen journalism is similar to keyboard warriors and cyber troopers? an exploration and meanings from citizen journalists’ experience
title_fullStr Is citizen journalism is similar to keyboard warriors and cyber troopers? an exploration and meanings from citizen journalists’ experience
title_full_unstemmed Is citizen journalism is similar to keyboard warriors and cyber troopers? an exploration and meanings from citizen journalists’ experience
title_sort is citizen journalism is similar to keyboard warriors and cyber troopers? an exploration and meanings from citizen journalists’ experience
publisher Human Resource Management Academic Research Society
publishDate 2020
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89470/1/KEY.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89470/
https://hrmars.com/papers/detail/IJARBSS/7376
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