Crowdfunding and Crowdsourcing in Journalism by Andrea Hunter

Author:Andrea Hunter [Hunter, Andrea]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Social Science, Media Studies
ISBN: 9781000367898
Google: NG4ZEAAAQBAJ
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2021-03-24T03:55:48+00:00

But while they may be offering audiences this opportunity, ProPublica is very clear that they are not advocacy journalists; they are independent journalists who are committed to looking at many sides of an issue. “At ProPublica, we aim for stories to have an impact. But we’re journalists, not activists. That means we’re independent—not aligned with any particular cause or position” (Tobin et al., 2019, para 5).

However, when asking for help from audiences, it can be difficult to keep those audiences at arm’s length. As can happen with crowdfunding, a sense of responsibility can develop. For instance, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reporters who were investigating long-term care homes described the people who helped them crowdsource stories as “legitimate collaborators.” As they put it: “We want to make sure our reporting repays the trust our audience has put in us … That means listening to their stories, finding patterns, generating fresh data and, most importantly, finding ways to give back to them wherever possible” (Puccini, Prior, & Filali, 2018, paras 63, 65). That said, some journalists didn’t see a difference between the responsibility they feel towards sources they find through crowdsourcing or other means. As one journalist described: “I would say it’s the same sense of responsibility as any other source that you would talk to.”

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