Community Participation in Citizen Journalism and Its Development towards Homeless Media: A Narrative Literature Review
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Homeless Media, Citizen Journalism, Community Participation, Digital Media, Narrative Literature ReviewAbstract
The rapid development of internet technology has transformed audiences from passive consumers into active producers of information through citizen journalism. This study examines the relationship between citizen journalism and homeless media, identifies their characteristics, and explains their implications for digital communication and contemporary journalism. The research employs a Narrative Literature Review (NLR) by analyzing 35 publications retrieved from Google Scholar, Scopus, JSTOR, ScienceDirect, ProQuest, and Garuda. Data analysis involves description, interpretation, and synthesis to identify key themes and conceptual relationships across previous studies. The findings indicate that citizen journalism provides the foundation for public participation in information production, while homeless media represents an emerging media form developed from these participatory practices. Both are characterized by decentralized content production, active public participation, extensive use of digital platforms, and rapid information dissemination. However, homeless media also faces challenges related to weak verification mechanisms, limited accountability, and inconsistent journalistic ethics. The study concludes that citizen journalism and homeless media complement each other in fostering a more democratic and participatory digital media ecosystem. Strengthening media literacy, digital platform governance, and communication ethics is therefore essential to maintain information quality, credibility, and public trust in the evolving digital public sphere.
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