ABSTRACT
This chapter examines factors that impact citizen journalism practice. It explores the relationships between citizen journalism practice and demographic features, communication processes, and social capital variables. The conceptual definition of citizen journalism, thus, is more expansive than Habermas had originally envisioned. Citizen journalism can encompass a variety of activities entailing a range of citizen efforts through local or national news media, either personal or pro-am collaborations Using the social capital perspective, N. Kim and W. Lowrey examined predictors for producing citizen journalism—primarily on Twitter and Facebook. The social capital perspective provides a framework that demonstrates how citizen journalism outlets may supply the necessary content and infrastructure needed to maintain citizen journalistic activities. Based on the literature review, the chapter identifies factors influencing citizen journalism practice. Two separate hierarchical multiple regressions were used for each survey in order to identify the predictors for citizen journalism practice on both professional and on citizen news media sites.
