| Author: | Carpentier, N. |
| Title: | Participation is not enough. The conditions of possibility of mediated participatory practices |
| Journal: | European Journal of Communication
2009 : DEC, VOL. 24:4, p. 407-420 |
| Index terms: | quality |
| Freeterms: | democratization mediated participation participatory media theory reception relevance |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The purpose of this article is to show the persistence of the mass communication paradigm through an analysis of the reception of two north Belgian participatory media products. The results show that participatory practises are not unconditionally appreciated by audience members, but are subject to specific conditions of possibility that are still embedded within the mass communication paradigm. The case studies show the importance of two old key concepts, professional quality and social relevance, for these audiences' evaluation of participatory practices. |
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