Showing papers in "Journalism Practice in 2020"
TL;DR: The impunity to crimes against journalists in Pakistan allows the perpetrators to go unpunished as mentioned in this paper and the country is recognized as one of the dead countries of the world in terms of journalists' safety.
Abstract: Pakistan’s journalists confront severe safety risks across the country and impunity to crimes against them allows the perpetrators to go unpunished. Now the country is recognized as one of the dead...
48 citations
TL;DR: Many journalists and industry observers lament that aggregating news underneath sensational headlines will erode credibility and turn off readers as mentioned in this paper, while some scholarly work has studied the effect of news aggregation on readers.
Abstract: Many journalists and industry observers lament that aggregating news underneath sensational headlines will erode credibility and turn off readers. While some scholarly work has studied jour...
44 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors drew upon the theory of connective actions to study the global anti-sexual violence and antisexual harassment movement, popularly known as #MeToo.
Abstract: In January, 2018, the global anti-sexual violence and anti-sexual harassment movement – popularly known as #MeToo – had its Chinese nascence. This study drew upon the theory of connective actions t...
38 citations
TL;DR: In the past two decades, technological advancement has reshaped the news media landscape in many developed and developing countries of the world, especially in large-scale ec... as mentioned in this paper, and
Abstract: In the past two decades, technological advancement has reshaped the news media landscape in many developed and developing countries of the world. Journalistic practice, especially in large-scale ec...
36 citations
TL;DR: This article explored journalists' roles on social media where "engage" is defined and explored the nuances of the term by exploring journalists' role in social media, where engagement is defined.
Abstract: Scholarly and pragmatic definitions of the term “engagement” vary drastically. This article attempts to capture the nuances of the term by exploring journalists’ roles on social media where “engage...
35 citations
TL;DR: AJ has become widely popular, emerging in mainstream trends as mentioned in this paper, but little is known about the ways through which readers understand and actualize the ways in which algorithms are used.
Abstract: Algorithmic journalism (AJ) has become widely popular, emerging in mainstream trends. Despite this surging popularity, little is known about the ways through which readers understand and actualize ...
31 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate how digital news editors perceive the uses and implications of audience analytics in contemporary digital newsrooms, based on 21 interviews with digital editors at 11 different news conferences.
Abstract: This article investigates how digital news editors perceive the uses and implications of audience analytics in contemporary digital newsrooms. Based on 21 interviews with digital news editors at 11...
31 citations
TL;DR: The online environment has radically changed the way in which users consume, discover and manipulate news as mentioned in this paper, and the growing relevance of social media platforms and digital intermediaries for news sharin...
Abstract: The online environment has radically changed the way in which users consume, discover and manipulate news. The growing relevance of social media platforms and digital intermediaries for news sharin...
27 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, a classification framework for conflict journalism with respect to its potential for conflict escalation and de-escalation in Pakistan is proposed, where a number of deadly conflicts have been reported.
Abstract: This study proposes a classification framework for conflict journalism with respect to its potential for conflict escalation and de-escalation in Pakistan—a country marred by a number of deadly con...
27 citations
TL;DR: The growth of advertising and PR industries in recent years, combined with the economic downturn in many news organizations has led to renewed debates about the influence of commercial pressures on news organizations.
Abstract: The growth of advertising and PR industries in recent years, combined with the economic downturn in many news organizations has led to renewed debates about the influence of commercial pressures on...
26 citations
TL;DR: This article used interpretive repertoires to explore how students enrolled in journalism programs in Britain and the Netherlands understand innovation and entrepreneurialism in relation to changing industry circumstances and long-standing conceptualizations of occupational norms and behaviours.
Abstract: Amid ongoing disruption, discourse about journalism increasingly emphasizes innovation within the newsroom and the rise of entrepreneurial initiatives outside it. This article uses the concept of interpretive repertoires to explore how students enrolled in journalism programmes in Britain and the Netherlands understand innovation and entrepreneurialism in relation to changing industry circumstances and long-standing conceptualizations of occupational norms and behaviours. We find shared repertoires that embrace technological change, but generally within an acceptance of traditional normative practice.
TL;DR: Current journalistic image verification practices are reviewed, a number of existing and emerging image verification technologies that could be deployed or adapted to aid in this endeavour are examined, and the strengths and limitations of the most promising extant technical approaches are identified.
Abstract: Social media platforms and news organisations alike are struggling with identifying and combating visual mis/disinformation presented to their audiences. Such processes are complicated due to the enormous number of media items being produced, how quickly media items spread, and the often-subtle or sometimes invisible-to-the-naked-eye nature of deceptive edits. Despite knowing little about the provenance and veracity of the visual content they encounter, journalists have to quickly determine whether to re-publish or amplify this content, with few tools and little time available to assist them in such an evaluation. With the goal of equipping journalists with the mechanisms, skills, and knowledge to be effective gatekeepers and stewards of the public trust, this study reviews current journalistic image verification practices, examines a number of existing and emerging image verification technologies that could be deployed or adapted to aid in this endeavour, and identifies the strengths and limitations of the most promising extant technical approaches. While oriented towards practical and achievable steps in combating visual mis/disinformation, the study also contributes to discussions on fact-checking, source-checking, verification, debunking and journalism training and education.
TL;DR: In a survey of 1619 Australian news consumers as mentioned in this paper, participants were asked about a range of possible factors influencing their perceptions of trust in news and participants expressed strongest support for reducing bias and opinion from journalists in stories, making reporters declare all conflicts of interest, and boosting the amount of in-depth reporting.
Abstract: As the news media continue to search for sustainable business models in response to digitisation, concern about low levels of trust in news has been rising Trust in news brands is seen as an essential pre-requisite for their economic survival While there is extant research on the crisis of trust in news, less attention has been paid to identifying possible solutions from the perspective of the audience Based on a survey of 1619 Australian news consumers, this paper helps address this gap Informed by existing research, participants were asked about a range of possible factors influencing their perceptions of trust in news Participants expressed strongest support for reducing bias and opinion from journalists in stories, making reporters declare all conflicts of interest, and boosting the amount of in-depth reporting Increasing journalists’ activity on social media and employing more reporters, were less supported remedies, particularly among those who tend to have low trust in news Those who have higher trust in news are more supportive of options to boost their trust further, whereas those with low trust innews are less enthusiastic These findings highlight the challenge for news organisations of improving perceptions of trust among those who are already sceptical about the news
TL;DR: The authors examines the emergence of a news ecosystem, focusing on Hespress, Morocco's first, largest, and most popular news website and its current economic success, and investigates its economic success.
Abstract: This paper examines the emergence of a news ecosystem, focusing on Hespress, Morocco’s first, largest, and most popular news website and its current economic success. My analysis investigates Hespr...
TL;DR: This paper examined how source and journalistic domains affect the perceived objectivity, message credibility, medium credibility, bias, and overall journalis... by administering an online experiment, they found that the perceived objective, message, and medium credibility of a source and a news domain affect the perception of bias and objectivity of a story.
Abstract: By administering an online experiment, this study examined how source and journalistic domains affect the perceived objectivity, message credibility, medium credibility, bias, and overall journalis...
TL;DR: The democratic role and authority of the news media rest on a basic premise of trust delegation, whereby citizens confide in the newsmedia to provide sufficiently relevant and accurate information as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: The democratic role and authority of the news media rest on a basic premise of trust delegation, whereby citizens confide in the news media to provide sufficiently relevant and accurate information...
TL;DR: In reference to the current debate about a loss of trust in news media, journalism experts in practice and research often demand that journalists should concentrate on enhancing the quality of the news media as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: With reference to the current debate about a loss of trust in news media, journalism experts in practice and research often demand that journalists should concentrate on enhancing the quality of th...
TL;DR: Results seem to confirm that SEO strategies are likely to be more effective when applied to videos that are not high quality publications or which do not address popular subject matters, characteristics that tend to attract most viewers regardless of SEO strategies employed.
Abstract: The main objective of this study is to identify the main SEO strategies implemented by the cybermedia's YouTube channels using a battery of web metrics at the channel and video levels. To this end,...
TL;DR: In Colombia, journalists experience abundant threats and acts of violence as well as corporate and governmental obstacles to publishing the truth as discussed by the authors, and many reporters engage in self-censorship in response.
Abstract: Colombian journalists experience abundant threats and acts of violence as well as corporate and governmental obstacles to publishing the truth. In response, many reporters engage in self-censorship...
TL;DR: The authors empirically examined studies on fake news through a content analysis of 103 peer-reviewed articles obtained from the eight major databases, published between 2000 and 2002. But they focused on the content of the articles.
Abstract: This study empirically examined studies on fake news through a content analysis of 103 peer-reviewed articles obtained from the eight major databases. The articles were published between 2000 and 2...
TL;DR: The global phenomenon of trolling of journalists lays out the ambivalent consequences of news interactivity and the risks of digital publicity as mentioned in this paper, and the push for digital publicity made journalists more...
Abstract: The global phenomenon of trolling of journalists lays out the ambivalent consequences of news interactivity and the risks of digital publicity. The push for digital publicity made journalists more ...
TL;DR: Engaged journalism emerging today bears a striking resemblance to the public journalism movement of the early 20th century in the United States as mentioned in this paper. They have similar values and spirits, believing that...
Abstract: Engaged journalism emerging today bears a striking resemblance to the public journalism movement of the twentieth century in the United States. They have similar values and spirits, believing that ...
TL;DR: In this article, the sociotechnical perspective presented by Lewis and Westlund (2015, this article ) is extended to cross-media news work with a matrix and a research agenda.
Abstract: Building upon the sociotechnical perspective presented by Lewis and Westlund (2015, “Actors, Actants, Audiences, and Activities in Cross-media News Work: A Matrix and a Research Agenda.” Digital Jo...
TL;DR: This article examined the perilous conditions facing Filipino journalists covering the Mindanao region, focusing on differences in threats and dangers faced by those who are local to the region and focused on the difference in threats faced by different types of journalists.
Abstract: In this study, I examine the perilous conditions facing Filipino journalists covering the Mindanao region, focusing on differences in threats and dangers faced by those who are local to the region ...
TL;DR: The use of immersive journalism, journalistic storytelling using Virtual Reality, as a tool to promote knowledge, empathy, and change in views and opinions on the phenomenon of s....
Abstract: The study examines the use of immersive journalism, journalistic storytelling using Virtual Reality, as a tool to promote knowledge, empathy, and change in views and opinions on the phenomenon of s...
TL;DR: In this article, a typology for analyzing the routinisation of news and daily newsroom practices is presented, drawing inspiration from the work of Sigal, Tuchman and others.
Abstract: This article presents a novel typology for analysing the routinisation of news and daily newsroom practices. Drawing inspiration from the work of Sigal, Tuchman and others, the framework—comprising...
TL;DR: In the United States, journalists covering white nationalist groups find themselves in an impossible situation: how do you cover the newsworthy rallies and the concerns raised by the local communit....
Abstract: In the United States, journalists covering white nationalist groups find themselves in an impossible situation: how do you cover the newsworthy rallies—and the concerns raised by the local communit...
TL;DR: Online Collaborative Software (OCS), most notably the platform Slack, have become embedded in the infrastructure of modern newsrooms affording a flexible and innovative way for newsrooms to coordinate.
Abstract: Online Collaborative Software (OCS), most notably the platform Slack, have become embedded in the infrastructure of modern newsrooms affording a flexible and innovative way for newsrooms to coordin
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used social media for sourcing and verification of news articles and found that while social media may either serve as supplementary to existing sources or replace traditional channels, it nevertheless p...
Abstract: Social media is widely used by journalists for sourcing and verification. While social media may either serve as supplementary to existing sources or replace traditional channels, it nevertheless p...
TL;DR: This article argued that editorial and commercial functions in news organizations operate under conflicting values which dictate their separation lest commercial interests influence editorial decision-making, yet this is not the case in many news organizations.
Abstract: Editorial and commercial functions in news organizations operate under conflicting values which dictate their separation lest commercial interests influence editorial decision-making. Yet this hist...