Responsibilities to the story, campaign(er), and profession: Exploring important considerations shaping Canadian print journalists' coverage of medical crowdfunding campaigns
Abstract:Medical crowdfunding is growing in popularity in a number of countries, including Canada. In the crowdfunding context people write and share their own stories. This activity also intersects with conventional news media practices when journalists prepare stories about these campaigns. This intersection raises the question of what are print journalists' responsibilities towards covering human interest stories based on medical crowdfunding campaigns? In this qualitative analysis we explore this question through r… Show more
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