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About the author
Introduction
1. Executive Summary
2. Introduction
3. Definition of User-Generated Content
- 3.1. How to Read the Report
4. Brief History of UGC
5. Methodology
- 5.1. Sample
- 5.2. Data Collection and Analysis
- 5.3. Collection and Analysis of the Qualitative Data
6. How, When, and Why UGC is Integrated into News Output
- 6.1. How Much is UGC Used on TV and Online?
- 6.2. For Which Stories is UGC Used?
- 6.3. When is UGC Used?
- 6.4. Why is UGC Used?
- 6.5. UGC as a Substitute?
- 6.6. Conclusions
7. Workflow
- 7.1. How Newsrooms Discover UGC
- 7.2. Staffing Around UGC
- 7.3. Conclusions
8. Verification
- 8.1. Who Should do Verification?
- 8.2. Reliance on News Agencies
9. Permissions/Copyright
- 9.1. Copyright Law
- 9.2. Securing Permissions
- 9.3. Embedding
- 9.4. Payment
- 9.5. Licensing
- 9.6. Distribution and Syndication
- 9.7. Conclusions
10. Crediting
- 10.1. Reasons for Crediting
- 10.2. Why are Credits Not Added?
- 10.3. How to Credit
- 10.4. Crediting Online
- 10.5. Conclusions
11. Labeling
- 11.1. Should News Organizations Label?
- 11.2. The Complexity of Syria
- 11.3. How to Label UGC
- 11.4. Conclusions
12. Responsibilities
- 12.1. 1. Responsibility Toward Uploaders
- 12.2. Privacy
- 12.3. Ethics of Public Newsgathering
- 12.4. 2. Responsibility to the Audience
- 12.5. 3. Responsibility to Staff
- 12.6. Conclusions
13. Overall Conclusions
14. Recommendations
- 14.1. Recommendations for the Entire News Industry:
- 14.2. Recommendations for News Agencies:
- 14.3. Recommendations for Newsrooms and Journalism Schools
15. Endnotes
16. Further Reading
17. About the Authors

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Recommendations for Newsrooms and Journalism Schools

Newsrooms and journalism schools should create specific and evolving training around working with UGC to ensure (1) senior staff fully understand the challenges posed by this type of content and (2) the practical and ethical issues related to UGC are integrated into the mandatory elements of journalism curricula. This training should encompass ethical public newsgathering, advanced verification techniques, copyright law, crediting and labeling content, wording calls to action, and vicarious trauma prevention.