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Showing papers in "Digital journalism in 2020"


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TL;DR: This article developed the idea of an "emotional turn" in journalism studies, which has led to an increasingly nuanced investigation of the role of emotion in the production, texts and audience engagement with journalism.
Abstract: This article develops the idea of an “emotional turn” in journalism studies, which has led to an increasingly nuanced investigation of the role of emotion in the production, texts and audience engagement with journalism. These developments have occurred in tandem with, and accelerated by, the emergence of digital and social media. Research on news production has shown that journalistic work has always taken emotion into consideration, shaping approaches to storytelling and presentation. However, the view of journalists as detached observers has rendered the emotional labor associated with news production invisible. Research on emotion in journalistic texts has highlighted the fact that even conventional “hard news genres” are shaped by an engagement with emotion. As studies on news audiences and emotions have shown, audiences are more likely to be emotionally engaged, recall information and take action when news stories are relatable. The affordances of digital platforms and social media have had a profound impact on the space for emotion. The expanded opportunities for participation have contributed to questioning traditional distinctions between news audiences and producers and have ushered in new and more forms of emotional expression that have spilled over into practices of news production.

146 citations


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TL;DR: Rising numbers of online attacks against journalists have been documented globally as mentioned in this paper, and female, minority reporters and journalists who cover issues interwoven with right-wing identity anchors have been targeted.
Abstract: Rising numbers of online attacks against journalists have been documented globally. Female, minority reporters and journalists who cover issues interwoven with right-wing identity anchors have been...

95 citations


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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present current debates about the definition of empathy and use these debates to critically assess de la Pena's immersive journalism projects "IPSRESS" and "Hunger in Los Angeles", and the recent New York Times “The Displaced” and Guardian’s “6 × 9” immersive journalism project.
Abstract: Major news outlets such as the New York Times and the Guardian have recently launched ambitious immersive journalism projects. Adopting the technologies and rhetoric of immersive journalism first presented by Nonny de la Pena in 2010, these news outlets seek to use virtual reality and 360 video to create deeper engagement and empathy with their audiences. Yet can immersive journalism enhance empathy? This question is unanswerable without a thorough discussion of the concept of empathy, a discussion that so far has been missing in the academic literature and popular commentary. This article addresses the gap by presenting current debates about the definition of empathy and using these debates to critically assess de la Pena’s immersive journalism projects “IPSRESS” and “Hunger in Los Angeles,” and the recent New York Times “The Displaced” and Guardian’s “6 × 9” immersive journalism projects. The conclusion is twofold: On the one hand, I will argue that some immersive journalism projects are approaching a f...

72 citations


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TL;DR: This article reviewed the ongoing policy initiatives in Europe to impose greater societal responsibility on social media platforms, and discussed the current regulatory approach of treat-ing treat-a-post This article.
Abstract: This contribution critically reviews the ongoing policy initiatives in Europe to impose greater societal responsibility on social media platforms. I discuss the current regulatory approach of treat...

71 citations


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TL;DR: This article examined the nature of online harassment, the types of journalists most likely to experience it, and the most common forms of respon- ture. But they focused on the most frequent forms of harassment.
Abstract: Amid growing threats to journalists around the world, this study examines the nature of online harassment, the types of journalists most likely to experience it, and the most common forms of respon...

70 citations


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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe how digital journalism has become entwined with the platform ecosystem as news companies distribute their news through platforms to gain audience attention and reader revenue, and to understand where, how, and why.
Abstract: Digital journalism has become entwined with the platform ecosystem as news companies distribute their news through platforms to gain audience attention and reader revenue. To understand where, how,...

68 citations


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TL;DR: Fact-checking has gained importance in recent years, as so-called "fake news" has started to spread on social media as discussed by the authors, and news outlets and independent organizations engage in debunking to combat the mas...
Abstract: Fact-checking has gained importance in recent years, as so-called “fake news” has started to spread on social media. News outlets and independent organizations engage in debunking to combat the mas...

68 citations


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TL;DR: In this paper, it is widely held that journalism, journalists and news all play important roles for democracy and an informed citizenry, and that news publishers have journalistic authority and are oftentimes seen as one...
Abstract: It is widely held that journalism, journalists and news all play important roles for democracy and an informed citizenry. News publishers have journalistic authority and are oftentimes seen as one ...

57 citations


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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors study how to study media diversity and find that algorithmic filtering and a shift of audiences from legacy media to new intermediaries decrease diversity in the media landscape.
Abstract: How to study media diversity has become a major concern in today’s media landscape. Many expect that algorithmic filtering and a shift of audiences from legacy media to new intermediaries decrease ...

56 citations


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TL;DR: The man who works recognizes his own product in the World that has actually been transformed by his work: He recognizes himself in it, he sees in it his own human reality, in it he discovers and re...
Abstract: The man who works recognizes his own product in the World that has actually been transformed by his work: He recognizes himself in it, he sees in it his own human reality, in it he discovers and re...

51 citations


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TL;DR: The most immediate and important effects of the coronavirus pandemic concern public health as mentioned in this paper. But the crisis also raises a number of key questions for journalism research, and as scholars, we should paus...
Abstract: The most immediate and important effects of the coronavirus pandemic concern public health. But the crisis also raises a number of key questions for journalism research. As scholars, we should paus...


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TL;DR: More than a decade of research in journalism studies on social media has examined how journalists and news organizations have adopted and/or adapted to Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and more, surfa...
Abstract: More than a decade of research in journalism studies on social media has examined how journalists and news organizations have adopted and/or adapted to Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and more, surfa...

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TL;DR: The U.S. newspapers' digital experiment has been going on for more than two decades, with Christensen's disruptive technology thesis providing theoretical support for the industry's digital transformat...
Abstract: U.S. newspapers’ digital experiment has been going on for more than two decades, with Christensen’s disruptive technology thesis providing theoretical support for the industry’s digital transformat...

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TL;DR: In this article, through the lens of theories of field and normalization process, the authors seek to understand technology's current role in how self-identifying digital journalists define the field.
Abstract: Through the lens of theories of field and normalization process, this research seeks to understand technology’s current role in how self-identifying digital journalists define the field. The defini...

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TL;DR: This paper examined how digital news utilized different news values and emotional appeals to cover the 2014 ALS Ice Bucket Challenge (IBC) and found that stories that use emotions in a story were more likely to entice sharing on Facebook than on Twitter.
Abstract: The 2014 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Ice Bucket Challenge (IBC) received unprecedented attention by both news media and social media audiences. Using content analysis, this research examines how digital news utilized different news values and emotional appeals to cover the IBC. In addition, this work includes a secondary analysis that examines what coverage characteristics influenced social media audiences to share content on Facebook and Twitter. Results reveal that while celebrity participation and human interest stories were more likely to be covered, news values played a limited role in predicting audience sharing practices. Articles that use emotions in a story are more likely to entice sharing on Facebook than on Twitter.

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TL;DR: The advertising-based revenue model for journalism is severely challenged due to the effects of digitization as mentioned in this paper. Providers of journalistic content have therefore put increasing emphasis on paid conten...
Abstract: The advertising-based revenue model for journalism is severely challenged due to the effects of digitization. Providers of journalistic content have therefore put increasing emphasis on paid conten...

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TL;DR: The authors pointed out that most people rarely reflect on the requisite infrastructures and policies that maintain a healthy press system, and that a free press requires a free and honest media.
Abstract: Democracy requires a free press. However, most people rarely reflect on the requisite infrastructures and policies that maintain a healthy press system. Today, as we look to journalism to protect u...

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on patterns of distribution and re-accelerated distribution of disinformation in online disinformation campaigns in democratic societies and have become a prominent issue on the research and political agenda.
Abstract: Online disinformation poses a challenge to democratic societies and has become a prominent issue on the research and political agenda. While many analyses focus on patterns of distribution and reac...

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine how users understand serendipity in mobile news consumption and whether this is a good or bad sign for the future of mobile news. But,
Abstract: Scholarly work argues that mobile technology facilitates serendipitous news consumption. This article examines how users understand serendipity in mobile news consumption and whether this l...

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TL;DR: A qualitative interview study of journalists as they incorporate CND tools into their practices provides insights into how C ND tools interact with the internal attention economy and sociotechnical gatekeeping processes of the newsroom and how future CNDtools might better align with necessary journalistic evaluations of newsworthiness and quality.
Abstract: Computational news discovery (CND) is a particular application area within computational journalism related to the use of algorithms to orient editorial attention to potentially newsworthy events o...

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Lei Guo1
TL;DR: The authors examines the fake news problem in China where the media environment is tightly controlled, focusing on online rumors that are not politically sensitive, and seeks to shed light on the problem of fake news.
Abstract: This study examines the “fake news” problem in China where the media environment is tightly controlled. Focusing on online rumors that are not politically sensitive, this article seeks to shed ligh...

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TL;DR: In this article, the ubiquitous information access of mobile devices creates the potential for incrimination, especially during election times, and news is an indispensable means for citizens to make informed political decisions.
Abstract: Especially during election times, news is an indispensable means for citizens to make informed political decisions. The ubiquitous information access of mobile devices creates the potential for inc...

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TL;DR: The 2016 US election and the victory of Donald Trump are closely connected to a perceived rise of the far-right in the United States as mentioned in this paper, and they build upon public sphere and alternative media theory to dis...
Abstract: The 2016 US election and the victory of Donald Trump are closely connected to a perceived rise of the far-right in the United States. We build upon public sphere and alternative media theory to dis...

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors show that users increasingly use smartphone messenger applications such as WhatsApp for news, and media outlets have started to provide news via WhatsApp in addition to other platforms.
Abstract: Recent reports show that users increasingly use smartphone messenger applications such as WhatsApp for news. Media outlets have started to provide news via WhatsApp in addition to other platforms. ...

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TL;DR: With the increasing use of algorithms in news distribution, commentators warn about its possible impacts on the changing relationship between the news media and news readers as discussed by the authors, and they warn about the potential impacts of algorithms on the news distribution.
Abstract: With the increasing use of algorithms in news distribution, commentators warn about its possible impacts on the changing relationship between the news media and news readers. To understand the mean...

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TL;DR: As both news and audiences are increasingly mobile, this introduction calls for intensified research into mobility as a core characteristic of journalism as discussed by the authors, and the authors of this special issue explore the intersecti...
Abstract: As both news and audiences are increasingly mobile, this introduction calls for intensified research into mobility as a core characteristic of journalism. This special issue explores the intersecti...

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TL;DR: The complexity and diversity of today's media landscape provides many challenges for scholars studying online news consumption as mentioned in this paper. Yet it is unclear how news consumers navigate online. Moving forward, it is worth noting that it is possible to study how consumers navigate on the Web.
Abstract: The complexity and diversity of today’s media landscape provides many challenges for scholars studying online news consumption. Yet it is unclear how news consumers navigate online. Moving forward,...

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TL;DR: The authors reviewed scholarly debates on state aid for independent, professional news journalism in the public interest, its funding models and principles, the market failure paradigm, and an analysis of the market failures paradigm.
Abstract: This study critically reviews scholarly debates on state aid for independent, professional news journalism in the public interest, its funding models and principles, the market failure paradigm, an...

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Anja Bechmann1
TL;DR: The European Commission has had a soft law approach centralizing obli... as mentioned in this paper, which has been central for the media policy agenda in most countries and in particular, in Europe.
Abstract: Disinformation and infodemics have been central for the media policy agenda in most countries and in particular in Europe. Yet, the European Commission has had a soft law approach centralizing obli...