Editors have mixed feelings on user-generated content

Lori F. Brost

doi:10.1177/073953291303400308

Editors have mixed feelings on user-generated content

Lori F. Brost

Comm, Journalism & Media, School Of

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This qualitative study of user-generated content (UGC) in Michigan community newspapers found that reader comments were the most widely used form of UGC, accepted by 80 percent of the 33 newspapers, but editors share concern about publishing unedited comments.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	101-115
Number of pages	15
Journal	Newspaper Research Journal
Volume	34
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/073953291303400308
State	Published - Jun 1 2013

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