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Definition

Journalist filming at the scene of a newsworthy event.

A Gatekeeper's main role is to control access in various areas. Gatekeeping in the media is a form of censorship with regards to how information is transported via communication channels in the media. This notion of the term gatekeeping connects how the information is being transported to audiences . The news agenda that is selected by the gatekeepers includes and presents "the styles, ethos, and ideologies of the newspaper" .

Audience gatekeeping

Gatekeeping in the Media

Icons of social media platforms that news industry have started to use.

The introduction of gatekeeping has produced a new trust in media with regards to media sources. This notion is most visible in the news industry, where specific stories are selected to be covered by the news. This form of trust can be problematic as the news topics that receive coverage are not necessarily important social matters, but match the requirements in place from agenda-setting. The requirements included in agenda-setting may lead to issues as citizens intercepting the media coverage may develop a false and bias perception as to what problems are most important. This is because journalists may omit data about the story from news coverage for their own benefit .

The wide distribution of digital technologies has produced a new generation of gatekeepers who aim to use social media platforms as a means to generate, publish, and spread news stories on a global scale . Through the use of far-reaching communication channels, citizens hone the ability to transfer and transmit messages through technologies such as television, newspaper, online websites, blogs, and through social media platforms such as Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook. The gatekeepers, who are ordinary citizens, in this case, inhibit the power and ability to decide which content will be published and exported through their social media channels .

Recently, gatekeeping in the media is associated with how "news is created and circulated today, both as a theory and as a metaphor . With the introduction of Web 2.0, news distributors are beginning to heavily rely on social media platforms with regards to publishing and sharing newsworthy information. In relation, news platforms also use social media platforms as a method to channel users to their original website. The ability to use modern technology alongside social media platforms allows news channels to excel in creating relationships and interacting with audiences at a quicker pace .

Toward a theory of network gatekeeping

Gatekeeper - Main role is to control access in various areas.

Gatekeepers in media - "Power to decide which messages may or may not pass through channels"

Module notes

Citations

On the Visual Editor's toolbar, you'll find the "Cite" button. You can simply paste a URL, and the Visual Editor will try to sort out all of the fields you need. Be sure to review it, however, and apply missing fields manually (if you know them). You can also add books, journals, news, and websites manually. That opens up a quick guide for inputting your citations.

Article Evaluation

Questions to ask yourself when evaluating an article

• Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
• Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
• What else could be improved?
• Is the article neutral? Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
• Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
• Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?
• Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?  

After evaluating look at Talk Pages

• What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
• How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
• How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Gatekeeping (communication) Answers

Everything in the article is relevant to the topic. No distractions and no off-topic remarks.

Extensive and informative definition of gate keeping

Links to other pages work

up-to-date knowledge

Varying list of sources

neutral, no bias on topic (straight facts)

good use of subheadings

great flow and organization

objective language only

the talk page involved authors discussing and explain the relevance of some facts

the page also involved authors explaining why some facts were deleted

was a part of a class project

C-class article

missing citations for some paragraphs

Could use more scholarly sources

Need to add to topic of media and gatekeeping

How to respond to a Talk

If someone leaves a reply or tags you with a question, you should respond.

Open up the page just as you would open up an article to edit. Underneath the comment you're responding to, type a colon (:). Each : will indent your response deeper into the conversation. So if you respond to a response, use two colons, etc.

It is crucial that you sign your messages with four tildes (~~~~) to automatically mark it with your username and a timestamp.

Being bold is important

(how to add a link)

Paragraph: Set the style of your text. For example, make a header or plain paragraph text. You can also use it to offset block quotes.

A : Highlight your text, then click here to format it with bold, italics, etc. The “More” options allows you to underline (U), cross-out text (S), add code snippets ( { } ), change language keyboards (Aあ), and clear all formatting ( ⃠ ).

Links: Highlight text and push this button to make it a link. The Visual Editor will automatically suggest related Wikipedia articles for that word or phrase. This is a great way to connect your article to more Wikipedia content. You only have to link important words once, usually during the first time they appear. If you want to link to pages outside of Wikipedia (for an “external links” section, for example) click on the “External link” tab.

Cite: The citation tool in the Visual Editor helps format your citations. You can simply paste a DOI or URL, and the Visual Editor will try to sort out all of the fields you need. Be sure to review it, however, and apply missing fields manually (if you know them). You can also add books, journals, news, and websites manually. That opens up a quick guide for inputting your citations. Once you've added a source, you can click the “re-use” tab to cite it again.

Bullets: To add bullet points or a numbered list, click here.

Insert: This tab lets you add media, images, or tables.

Ω: This tab allows you to add special characters, such as those found in non-English words, scientific notation, and a handful of language extensions.

Notes for article

Gatekeeping, as a form of censorship with regards to communication in the media, is also...

“communication use of the theory tries to explain how information reaches audiences”

connect traditional ethnographic terms of gatekeeping to communications means of gatekeeping?

journalism and gatekeeping

add caption for image

modern gatekeeping/ use of social media platforms

add definition of gatekeeping in the media

agenda-setting