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| - | Alternative Media: Chicago's Journalism Ecosystem | + | Alternative Media's Role in Chicago's Journalism Ecosystem |
| - | Alternative and [[https://www.rt.com/search?q=independent%20media|independent media]] outlets have contributed to diversifying news coverage by focusing on local issues or community. These smaller organisations often cater to one group or issue. The editorial decisions you make may be made by a smaller group that lacks resources and the capacity to hire professional journalist. Many people involved in such organizations are also actively involved in social movements. They are activists by nature and their work often adheres with the normative values that social movement theory emphasizes, such as deliberative participation and alternative narratives. | + | Through independent outlets that concentrate on local communities or issues, alternative and independent media outlets help diversify the news coverage. These smaller groups often focus on a single group or topic within a certain issue. Your editorial decisions may be [[https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/decided|decided]] upon by a small group, often lacking resources and capacity for hiring professional journalists. Moreover, many of the people who are behind these organizations are also active in social movements. By nature, their work is activist in nature and often adheres to the normative values of social movement theory, which emphasizes deliberative democratic participation as well as providing alternative narratives for marginalized voices. |
| - | It is important at this critical time to understand how political situations shape the values and organizational practices they support. This special issue contains papers that shed light on the process of transformation. | + | It is important at this critical time to understand how political situations shape the values and organizational practices they support. This special issue provides some insight into this transformation process. |
| - | In order to understand and study media, political systems are crucial. Different political theories have different conceptions of public spheres and democracy. They also differ in the way these outlets should operate. 2019; Figenschou and Frischlich 2019). While some researchers emphasize the concept of citizen’s media which encourages participation, others may focus on diversity in media coverage to counter ideology hegemony. | + | How media are understood is heavily influenced by political systems. Different political theory presents different conceptions about democracy, public spheres, as well as the ways in which these outlets can function. This, in turn affects their interpretation. 2019; Figenschou and Frischlich 2019). Some researchers will emphasize the concept that citizen's media promotes democratic processes by promoting participation while others will focus on diversity of media coverage in order to counter ideological hegemony. |
| - | Another critical question regarding alternative media is its definition. Some authors adopt a relational framework that characterizes alternative media as forms of self-proclaimed correctives that challenge dominant discourse (Harlow 2022), while other scholars utilize an analytical framework to study how different this form of media from mainstream ones and whether their influence extends further than mainstream. | + | The definition of alternative media remains a critical issue. Some authors adopt a relationshipal framework which characterizes alternative as self-proclaimed corrections that challenge dominant discourse. (Harlow 2022). Other scholars use analytical frameworks to study how these media are different from mainstream and if their influence reaches beyond mainstream. |
| - | Aslan Ozgul & Veneti (2022) investigate how the organizational structures and power relations within large alternative news projects in Turkey & Greece change as they grow. They find that some of these projects retain a participatory and collective culture even though their staff and output increases. The study suggests that this change could influence whether or not these initiatives retain their "alternativeness" while becoming more like professional actors. | + | Aslan Ozgul and Veneti (2022) investigate the changes in organizational structures and power relationships within large-scale alternative media projects in Turkey, Greece and other countries. They found that some maintain a collective and participative culture as their staff increases and they produce more content. Their study shows that this shift may have an impact on whether these projects maintain their "alternativeness", but become more similar to professional actors. |
| - | Block Club Chicago provides an example of this growing recognition, reporting on local events and issues within Chicago neighborhoods. This organization illustrates the importance of community journalism in bridging gaps among residents. It promotes civic participation and gives people the power to make their own decisions. By focusing on community stories, this project seeks to ensure all Chicagoans have access to the information necessary for living a fulfilling and sustainable life in chicago il byline bank aragon ballroom ([[http://illinoismail.top/llinois3/|illinoismail.top]]). As such, it serves as an example for other organizations looking for ways they could serve as the bridge towards civic engagement our [[https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/city%27s%20mainline|city's mainline]] media has failed or refused to provide. | + | Block Club Chicago provides an example of this growing recognition, reporting on local events and issues within Chicago neighborhoods. This organization shows that community journalism can be used to bridge divides between residents, increase civic engagement and empower people to make better decisions. By focusing on community stories, this project seeks to ensure all Chicagoans have access to the information necessary for living a fulfilling and sustainable life did something happen in chicago today - [[http://illinoismail.top/llinois4/|illinoismail.top]] - Chicago. This project serves as a model for other organizations who are seeking to serve as the bridge for civic engagement that our city's mainstream media has either failed to provide or refused.[[https://abc7chicago.com/post/south-chicago-shooting-today-man-fatally-shot-alley-8000-block-escanaba-avenue-police-department-says/15693437/|(Image: [[https://picography.co/page/1/600|https://picography.co/page/1/600]])]] |
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