ABSTRACT
Depending on the relative control by the journalists and the citizens, the involvement of the people in news-making could take seven modes, as shown in Figure 10.1.
Professional Incorporation
This is a practice used in traditional journalism, where journalists seek out and incorporate the views or experiences of ordinary people in reporting their
stories. The views and experiences of the common people would not be accessible publicly, and sometimes not even expressed, without journalists taking the initiative. In news stories, these incorporations usually appear as short direct quotes used to show the impact of government or commercial policies and measures on ordinary people.
