A content analysis of 560 articles from 56 citizen journalism websites based in the United States showed more than a quarter of the stories didn’t use sources and nearly half used only one source. When sources were used, traditional media and press releases were often cited. When citizen journalists used traditional media as a source, they tended to quote directly from previously published material and then used an external hyperlink. Press releases were often quoted directly from, or published directly to, the citizen journalism sites. More than 90% of the stories did adhere to the traditional journalistic norm of objectivity since many stories were sourced from mainstream media reports and press releases. Stories reported most often included event, political, and business stories.

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你从哪里得到的那个故事？

对来自美国 56 个公民新闻网站的 560 篇文章的内容分析显示，超过四分之一的报道没有使用来源，近一半的报道仅使用一个来源。在使用来源时，通常会引用传统媒体和新闻稿。当公民记者使用传统媒体作为来源时，他们倾向于直接引用以前发表的材料，然后使用外部超链接。新闻稿通常直接引自或直接发布到公民新闻网站。超过 90% 的报道确实遵循了客观的传统新闻规范，因为许多报道来自主流媒体报道和新闻稿。报道最多的故事包括事件、政治和商业故事。