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Archives of Peking University News - PKU English - 北京大学

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<strong>北京大学</strong>英语新闻网/<strong>Peking</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>News</strong><br />

website tried to give more attention to the grassroots media in places outside North<br />

American and Western Europe, that is, places used to receive less attention in the<br />

international conversation. It is through such a website that people could have an<br />

alternative perspective in understanding the world.<br />

Speaking <strong>of</strong> the concept ―citizen journalism‖, Rebecca used examples such as<br />

Ohmy<strong>News</strong> <strong>of</strong> Korea, Gather.com <strong>of</strong> U.S., and douban.com <strong>of</strong> China to show the<br />

trend <strong>of</strong> the development <strong>of</strong> citizen journalism: a combination <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essionals and<br />

grassroots media.<br />

During the Q&A section, Rebecca expressed her own understanding to<br />

widely-discussed questions concerning the objectivity <strong>of</strong> journalism, the popularity <strong>of</strong><br />

Facebook, the role <strong>of</strong> Internet in interpersonal communication, etc.<br />

Edited By : Wang Yi<br />

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