Public Journalism 2.0: The Promise and Reality of a Citizen Engaged Press

Where does journalism fit in the media landscape of blogs, tweets, Facebook postings, YouTube videos, and literally billions of Web pages? Public Journalism 2.0 examines the ways that civic journalism is evolving, especially as audience-created content-sometimes referred to as citizen journalism or participatory journalism - becomes increasingly prominent in contemporary media. As the contributors to this edited volume demonstrate, the mere use of digital technologies is not the fundamental challenge of a new citizen-engaged journalism; rather, a deeper understanding of how civic/public journalism can inform new citizen-propelled initiatives is required. Through a mix of original research, essays, and case studies, this collection establishes how public journalism principles and practices offers journalists, scholars, and citizens insights into how digital technology and other contemporary practices can increase civic engagement and improve public life. Each chapter concludes with pedagogical features including:

Jack Rosenberry is Associate Professor and Chair of Communication and Journalism at St. John Fisher College; He is co-author of Applied Mass Communication Theory: A Guide for Media Practitioners. Burton St. John III is Assistant Professor of Communication at Old Dominion University.