Opportunities and limits for Journalism and Citizenship Today

Abstract

The Latin American theological methodology “See, Judge and Act” is the basis for this reflection on journalism in the age of convergence. The first part of the text is about seeing what is before us who live in the so-called “culture of convergence,” the one that makes possible transformations in the way of being and living in all parts of the world, but that brings significant changes for journalism, the subject of this study. “Citizen journalism”, which differs from conventional or traditional journalism, is an expression of the convergence culture. The second part of the text “judges” by reflecting on the society of the spectacle, a direction that leads towards an “act” that seeks pointers towards a coherent relationship between journalism and citizenship in the age of convergence.