اعتماد النخب الإعلامية الفلسطينية على صحافة المواطن كمصدر للمعلومات و انعكاسها على المهنية : دراسة ميدانية في محافظات قطاع غزة

الملخص EN

The study aims to identify the extent to which the Palestinian media elites depend on citizen journalism as a source of information, and their confidence in it.

The study belongs to descriptive research, and the survey method was used, and in its framework the method of surveying practice methods.

The study was based on the literature of the theory of media dependence.

The data was collected using the "Al-Istiqaa" newspaper, then it was distributed to a simple random sample of 306 individuals from the media elites in the governorates of the Gaza Strip.

Among the most important results; The media elites rely on citizen journalism because of the speed in transmitting information and news without obstacles by 90.

8%, and the motives for their dependence on citizen journalism is due to the confidence in the information and news it provides by 92.

5%.

Facebok ranked first for social networks with 95.

1%, Whatsapp ranked The first was for smart phone applications by 92.

2%, citizen journalism was reflected in the professionalism of media elites in a high rate by 44.

8%, and the degree of their interaction with news was high by 32.

4%.

It was proved that there is a statistically significant correlation relationship at the level of significance ( ) between the degree of the level of performance of media elites and the citizen journalism reflection degree on professionalism.

Among the most important recommendations are the commitment of the media elites to the ethics of publishing, and be accrurate and objective when publishing information, and check the sources of news to gain the confidence of the public.