Influencia del periodismo ciudadano en la construcción de información en Diario Correo, Nacional y Opinión de la ciudad de Machala.

Abstract

Citizen journalism has become a fundamental contribution in social information, since the contribution they make is through the use of technology, internet and social networks, which help to expand information globally. Espiritusanto, and Rodríguez (2011), mention that this is the key idea that prevails in the new informative landscape: anyone has the right to write reports, news, information about what interests him, and that this information is disseminated. On the other hand, it is essential to know the relationship that citizen journalism has in the construction of information from traditional media. Therefore, this research work was intended to determine how citizen journalism influences the informative notes of local newspapers in the city of Machala. This research was carried out with a qualitative method, through techniques such as interviews and focus group. The results reflected that citizen journalism significantly influences since they generate authenticity and have greater criterion on some news since their perspectives are closer to reality of events