Showing papers in "Journalism Practice in 2019"
TL;DR: This paper pointed out that negative news stories are inevitable, and that the media is too negative and full of conflict, and they are equally aware of the fact that many of the public complains that the news media is biased.
Abstract: As news professionals, you are aware that much of the public complains that the news media is too negative and full of conflict. You are equally aware that negative news stories are inevitable, eve...
92 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore how online and offline forms of engagement unfold within journalism, based on a comparative case study of case studies of different forms of audience engagement in the media industry.
Abstract: In light of the media industry’s growing focus on audience engagement, this article explores how online and offline forms of engagement unfold within journalism, based on a comparative case study o...
86 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined preconditions, motivations and sustainability for hyperlocal media operations, outside the traditional media chains, in order to provide a picture of their function in the current media landscape, and to further build on the understanding of the hyperlocal business model.
Abstract: Using a survey of a sample of hyperlocal actors in Sweden (N = 178), this article examines preconditions, motivations and sustainability for hyperlocal media operations, outside the traditional media chains, in order to provide a picture of their function in the current media landscape, and to further build on the understanding of the hyperlocal business model. This study extends the hyperlocal definition by including media platforms other than websites. The results show that the operations indeed aim to support and foster citizenship, strengthen democracy and mirror the local community. At the same time, as shown by other studies, the fact that they are not large-scale, highly profitable operations may challenge their sustainability. Nonetheless, most of them claim to be profitable, largely because of the print platform, and have a positive outlook on the future. Revenues from advertising and readership are currently less substantial for Web-based operations, which reinforces the need to broaden the defi...
41 citations
TL;DR: The authors consider how journalists have defined and defined and re-defined metajournalistic discourse dating from 2000 to 2017, drawing on an extensive corpus of meta-journalistic discourse from 2000-2017.
Abstract: Through the lens of discursive institutionalism, and drawing on an extensive corpus of metajournalistic discourse dating from 2000 to 2017, this study considers how journalists have defined and (re...
41 citations
TL;DR: This paper found that participants rated their own Facebook friend as more credible and more similar to them than a news organization, while they rated news articles as more plausible when they are written by the same author.
Abstract: This study found that while participants rated their own Facebook friend as more credible and more similar to them than a news organization, they rated news articles as more credible when they are ...
41 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine the use of automation in newsrooms to manage the data deluge, not from the perspective of news organizations, but from a different perspective of big data, where information circulates in unprecedented amounts.
Abstract: In this era of “big data”, where information circulates in unprecedented amounts, this paper examines the use of automation in newsrooms to manage the data deluge—not from the perspective of newswo...
38 citations
TL;DR: In recent years, alternative media outlets that mimic mainstream news media regarding layout and how they organize their content have become a matter of public concern in Scandinavia as discussed by the authors, although a gr...
Abstract: In recent years, alternative media outlets that mimic mainstream news media regarding layout and how they organise their content have become a matter of public concern in Scandinavia. Although a gr...
36 citations
TL;DR: The authors explored data journalism education, with a particular focus on formal training in the higher education sector globally, using data from the 2017 Global Data Journalism Challenge (GDC) and the 2017 World Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks (WSNs).
Abstract: This paper explores data journalism education, with a particular focus on formal training in the higher education sector globally. The study draws on data from: (1) the 2017 Global Data Journalism ...
33 citations
TL;DR: Mobile journalism is one of the fastest areas of growth in the modern journalism industry as mentioned in this paper. Yet mobile journalists find themselves in a place of tension, between print, broadcast, and digital journa...
Abstract: Mobile journalism is one of the fastest areas of growth in the modern journalism industry. Yet mobile journalists find themselves in a place of tension, between print, broadcast, and digital journa...
33 citations
TL;DR: The rise of the modern Black Lives Matter movement can be traced back to two key events, the 2012 death of Trayvon Martin and the 2014 death of Michael Brown as mentioned in this paper, and it is widely believed that these events are the starting point for the current movement.
Abstract: The rise of the modern Black Lives Matter movement can be traced back to two key events, the 2012 death of Trayvon Martin and the 2014 death of Michael Brown. Research routinely showed that mainstr...
32 citations
TL;DR: The Swedish news business has been characterized by clashes between the professional stands of journalists and the incentives of their managers as mentioned in this paper, which has resulted in clashes between journalists and their managers, or, from a theoretical perspective, a c...
Abstract: Current developments in the Swedish news business have resulted in clashes between the professional stands of journalists and the incentives of their managers, or—from a theoretical perspective—a c...
TL;DR: In an era of over-reliance on online media technologies in disasters, the authors examines the journalistic functions played by Puerto Rican AM radio workers during Hurricane Maria, and concludes that "radio workers throughout the hurricane played a crucial role in their work".
Abstract: In an era of over-reliance on online media technologies in disasters, this research examines the journalistic functions played by Puerto Rican AM radio workers during Hurricane Maria. Throughout th...
TL;DR: In this paper, a lack of research on how news outlets choose to present their stories in social media is identified, and the present study aims to identify the most important distribution channels for today's media houses.
Abstract: While Facebook is an important distribution channel for today's media houses, there is a lack of research on how news outlets choose to present their stories in social media. The present study aims...
TL;DR: This paper examined the experiences of job loss among Canadian journalists between 2012 and 2016 and found that job loss was more common among women than men in Canadian journalism. But, they did not report on job losses among men.
Abstract: This article reports on job loss among Canadian journalists between 2012 and 2016. Building on Australian research on the aftermath of job loss in journalism, this article examines the experiences ...
TL;DR: Using quantitative content analysis, the authors examined the use of tweets as a source of information for news reporting and found that Twitter is a powerful source for information and influence on news reporting.
Abstract: It is becoming exceedingly important for scholars to study and understand how Twitter is influencing news reporting. Using quantitative content analysis, this paper examines the use of tweets as qu...
TL;DR: With a growing interest in audience engagement and membership models in local journalism, engagement has been positioned as the one-stone that may address the two-birds of building trust and financ... as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: With a growing interest in audience engagement and membership models in local journalism, engagement has been positioned as the one-stone that may address the two-birds of building trust and financ...
TL;DR: Curious City as mentioned in this paper, a series produced by WBEZ Chicago Public Media, invited listeners to participate in the reporting process using the Hearken digital engagement platform, listeners ask and then vote on questions that are turned into radio stories.
Abstract: Curious City, a series produced by WBEZ Chicago Public Media, invites listeners to participate in the reporting process. Using the Hearken digital engagement platform, listeners ask and then vote on questions that are turned into radio stories. Over a year, Curious City attempted to engage residents of Chicago areas that traditionally had few public radio listeners, mostly stigmatized African-American and Latinx neighborhoods, to participate via face-to-face outreach, outreach via community partners, or social media marketing. Using a communication infrastructure theory framework, this study draws from observations and 25 interviews with journalists, participating audience members, residents of targeted outreach areas, and partner organizations to examine best practices to combine digital and offline strategies, and the importance of pre- and post-broadcast engagement. The study also reflects on journalistic norms and approaches to participatory media, local news “storytelling networks,” and relations bet...
TL;DR: In this article, the New York Times announced new content personalisation features for its websites and mobile apps, with the promise of "much more to come" with regards to content personalization.
Abstract: In October 2016 the New York Times announced new content personalisation features for its websites and mobile apps, with the promise of “much more to come”. This article examines such developments ...
TL;DR: Results from a multimodal quantitative content analysis of the online coverage of the 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict are presented, wherein an innovative comparative approach to visual and textual frames was applied.
Abstract: Pictures play an ever-increasing role in the public’s understanding of mediated events. However, many studies show that visuals remain an understudied field, especially when it comes to multimodal ...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors shed light on the professional role of freelance journalists and examined ethical dilemmas faced by Norwegian freelance journalists, who have to deal with a variety of issues.
Abstract: This article sheds light on the professional role of freelance journalists and examines ethical dilemmas faced by Norwegian freelance journalists. Freelancers and self-employed journalists have to ...
TL;DR: This article used the history of journalism to rediscover strategies for both fighting fake news and detecting fake news in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, and found that attention to journalism history offers a useful means for rediscovering strategies for detecting and combating fake news.
Abstract: As fake news has become a growing concern since the 2016 U.S. presidential election, attention to journalism history offers a useful means for rediscovering strategies for both fighting fake news a...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe how digital transformation continues to impact the news industry and news organizations are adapting accordingly through shifts in required skills and prescribed job positions of journalists in order to adapt accordingly.
Abstract: Digital transformation continues to impact the news industry and news organizations are adapting accordingly through shifts in required skills and prescribed job positions of journalists In order
TL;DR: The news industry is battling declining levels of public trust in the media and historically high levels of perceived media bias as mentioned in this paper. At the same time, journalism practice has been altered, at least in...
Abstract: The news industry is battling declining levels of public trust in the media and historically high levels of perceived media bias. At the same time, journalism practice has been altered, at least in...
TL;DR: News reporting that humanizes marginalized communities can advance social justice by appealing to collective solidarity as discussed by the authors. But news reporting often encourages audience empathy instead of solidarity, which can result in bias.
Abstract: Journalism that humanizes marginalized communities can advance social justice by appealing to collective solidarity. News reporting, however, often encourages audience empathy instead of solidarity...
TL;DR: In the Arab region, unexpected political changes have influenced the media scene; political and commercial pressures exercised over media entities have affected their credibility and created a cris... as mentioned in this paper, the authors
Abstract: In the Arab region, unexpected political changes have influenced the media scene; political and commercial pressures exercised over media entities have affected their credibility and created a cris...
TL;DR: The authors investigates how journalists covering international humanitarian crises make decisions regarding what types of information to include in stories, since crises represent a key time during which the potential for international engagement is discussed in the mainstream media.
Abstract: This study investigates how journalists covering international humanitarian crises make decisions regarding what types of information to include in stories. Specifically, the inclusion/exclusion of solutions-oriented information is addressed, since crises represent a key time during which the potential for international engagement is discussed in the mainstream media. Interviews with journalists covering hunger crises in Africa reveal an internal tension between maintaining a neutral, unbiased position and writing in a way that supports engagement and action. Ironically, perhaps, journalists find that including solutions-oriented information amounts to unethical and biased coverage, despite the fact that inclusion of solutions to social problems is an accepted and institutionalized aspect of the US news media’s mandate to the public. Reasons for this seeming contradiction are discussed, and I argue that solutions-oriented information not only can be included without demonstrating bias, but that it ought t...
TL;DR: Remaining in Control with an Illusion of Interactivity : The Paternalistic Side of Data Journalism*
Abstract: Remaining in Control with an Illusion of Interactivity : The Paternalistic Side of Data Journalism*
TL;DR: In Taiwan, 25 professional female journalists were interviewed to understand how they negotiate gender and professional identities online and offline through the lens of Shoemaker and Reese's medi... as mentioned in this paper, and they were interviewed by the same authors.
Abstract: In Taiwan, 25 professional female journalists were interviewed, to understand how they negotiate gender and professional identities online and offline through the lens of Shoemaker and Reese’s medi...
TL;DR: The role of the media fulfil their role as information providers and watchdogs concerned us all as discussed by the authors, and journalism ensures that citizens are informed about important issues that are necessary to make education accessible.
Abstract: How the media fulfil their role as information providers and watchdogs concern us all. Ideally, journalism ensures that citizens are informed about important issues that are necessary to make educa...
TL;DR: Donald Trump's communication style diverges radically from past US presidents and disrupts normative politics in ways that threaten democrati... as discussed by the authors The communication style of Donald Trump is replete with grotesquery, mockery, boasts, and lies.
Abstract: Donald Trump’s communication style – replete with grotesquery, mockery, boasts, and lies – diverges radically from past US presidents and disrupts normative politics in ways that threaten democrati...