Showing papers in "Journalism Studies in 2019"
TL;DR: After the 2016 US presidential election, the concept of fake news captured popular attention, but conversations lacked a clear conceptualization and used the label in elastic ways to describe vario... as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: After the 2016 US presidential election, the concept of fake news captured popular attention, but conversations lacked a clear conceptualization and used the label in elastic ways to describe vario...
114 citations
TL;DR: In the last decade, a network of far-right alternative online media has emerged globally and at the same time, legacy news media have suffered a decline in trust and revenues.
Abstract: Over the last decade, a network of far-right alternative online media has emerged globally. At the same time, legacy news media have suffered a decline in trust and revenues. In this context, the p...
95 citations
TL;DR: News producers are increasingly experimenting with news in virtual reality and 360° video, which is often presented as the ultimate form of immersive journalism as it provides viewers with a first-person experience as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: News producers are increasingly experimenting with news in virtual reality and 360° video, which is often presented as the ultimate form of immersive journalism as it provides viewers with a first-...
67 citations
TL;DR: Even in wealthy post-industrial countries where equity between men and women has improved in recent years, women are still significantly more likely than men to say they avoid the news as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Even in wealthy post-industrial countries where equity between men and women has improved in recent years, women are still significantly more likely than men to say they avoid the news, a gender ga...
62 citations
TL;DR: The authors examines the corporate annual reports of three leading UK legacy newspaper publishers (Guardian Media Group, Daily Mail and General Trust, and Trinity Mirror) across fifteen financial years from 2002.
Abstract: This study examines the corporate annual reports of three leading UK legacy newspaper publishers (Guardian Media Group, Daily Mail and General Trust, and Trinity Mirror) across fifteen financial years from 2002. It tracks how the publishers reshaped their corporate frameworks and business and product portfolios in responding to market, consumer and technological shifts in the digital era. In particular, the study addresses the implications of digital and market upheavals for the corporations’ traditional roles as custodians of and operational contexts to journalism’s values paradigm. It evaluates the extent to which the corporations sought to protect news’s commodity value and journalism’s public interest norms within their digital transition strategies, which became increasing sites of managerial focus and resource allocations from the mid-2000s.
61 citations
TL;DR: This essay proposes three conceptual approaches to examining VR journalism: Actor-Network Theory, normative theory, and a sociological perspective on journalistic work.
Abstract: A growing number of newsrooms are experimenting with Virtual Reality (VR) and other immersive storytelling techniques, typically supported by technology companies that see journalism as a potential...
51 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, two experiments explored the impact of different types of constructive news on the negative news bias and concluded that negative news has a negativity bias, but is this a matter for concern?
Abstract: The fact that the news has a negativity bias is relatively undisputed. But is this a matter for concern? In this study, two experiments explored the impact of different types of constructive news s...
50 citations
TL;DR: User comments, as the most prominent form of participation in online journalism, offer multiple options for so-called dark participation, comments that transgress norms of politeness or honesty as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: User comments, as the most prominent form of participation in online journalism, offer multiple options for so-called dark participation, comments that transgress norms of politeness or honesty wit...
48 citations
TL;DR: The changing role of newsworkers vis-à-vis the machines through the stages of newsmaking is uncovered and the extent to which the machine is capable of augmenting and exerting power on the news production process is assessed.
Abstract: Newsrooms are increasingly using automated technologies to manage the data deluge in this era of “big data” – tasks traditionally performed by human journalists are being taken over by machines, including the aggregation, prioritization, and writing of news. As machines become smarter and more capable of self-learning and self-judgment, an investigation into the social dynamics, and in turn, the power dynamics, of news production is warranted. This study uncovers the changing role of newsworkers vis-à-vis the machines through the stages of newsmaking and assesses the extent to which the machine is capable of augmenting and exerting power on the news production process. Guided by the actor-network theory, this study employs in-depth interviews with news editors managing teams of journalists to deconstruct their understanding of “automation” and journalism practice in the age of automation. Results reveal the transformative role of machines particularly in the news gathering and news distribution stages, and increasingly in the news writing stage. Newsworkers, however, maintain that they still hold the reins in all stages of the news production process, especially in the news selection and editing phases, suggesting their desire to protect their roles as the final arbiters of meaning.
45 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a case study of case studies in the form of ethnographic case studies, which are often limited to months or even weeks, and these studies are often unable to uncov...
Abstract: Journalism research frequently takes the form of ethnographic case studies. Because ethnographic data collection tends to be limited to months or even weeks, these studies are often unable to uncov...
44 citations
TL;DR: The use of social media reinforces the change in journalism from a single-channel activity to multichannel communications as mentioned in this paper, and news organizations and journalists must learn to simultaneously operate se...
Abstract: The use of social media reinforces the change in journalism from a single-channel activity to multichannel communications. News organizations and journalists must learn to simultaneously operate se...
TL;DR: The private foundations are an important source of funding for many news outlets and it has even been suggested that they may offer a partial solution to journalism’s economic crisis as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Private foundations are an important source of funding for many news outlets. It has even been suggested that they may offer a partial solution to journalism’s economic crisis. Yet we do not know h...
TL;DR: The relationship between journalists and audiences was explored in this paper, where the authors found that audiences represent a new type of entrant into the journalistic field, possibly the first of their kind.
Abstract: Journalists have found themselves in a complex relationship with audiences as they help gather and distribute news. Audiences represent a new type of entrant into the journalistic field, possibly b...
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TL;DR: Investigating how data journalism is locally adopted and historically embedded in China as well as what facilitates or impedes its diffusion into the country’s media practices shows that despite enthusiasm for implementing this innovative form of journalism, it is only practiced at a cursory level.
Abstract: Drawing on Rogers’ diffusion of innovation theory and Moore’s concept of chasm, this paper investigates how data journalism is locally adopted and historically embedded in China, as well as what fa...
TL;DR: The impact of new communication technologies have had a major impact on the newspaper press in China as discussed by the authors, which has lost readers and advertisers and experienced economic difficulties, and these have been more sever sever...
Abstract: New communication technologies have had a major impact on the newspaper press in China. They have lost readers and advertisers and have experienced economic difficulties. These have been more sever...
TL;DR: The authors explores the diversity of China's online news landscape and questions whether it remains dominated by the official news so that it can be viewed as a more diverse and diverse online news environment.
Abstract: China’s online news environment is complex and rapidly changing. The paper explores the diversity of China’s online news landscape and questions whether it remains dominated by the official news so...
TL;DR: The crisis affecting news organisations, along with their struggle to find a sustainable online business model, have challenged journalists' professional autonomy, as economic and commercial pressu... as mentioned in this paper has challenged journalists professional autonomy.
Abstract: The crisis affecting news organisations, along with their struggle to find a sustainable online business model, have challenged journalists’ professional autonomy, as economic and commercial pressu...
TL;DR: The authors investigated how and why data journalism has evolved in Australia using semi-structured interviews with Australian data journalists, and examined how they view their role in news organi cation.
Abstract: This article investigates how and why data journalism has evolved in Australia. Using semi-structured interviews with Australian data journalists, we examine how they view their role in news organi...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present policies and guidance within professional newsrooms that evolve to include social media activities, and these policies articulate and expos- expos expo-...
Abstract: Social media are now firmly embedded in professional newsrooms, and policies and guidance within these newsrooms have evolved to include social media activities. These policies articulate and expos...
TL;DR: The study of actors in the news is an enduring topic in journalism studies as discussed by the authors, however, little systematic work has been carried out to identify who gets to speak in the media.
Abstract: Who gets to speak in the news plays a crucial role in the shaping of the news. Consequently, the study of actors in the news is an enduring topic in journalism studies. However, little systematic k...
TL;DR: In digitalized media societies, many journalists encounter audience hostility in publicly visible channels as discussed by the authors, and scholars theorized on the spiral process of the influence of audience feedback on journal reviews.
Abstract: In digitalized media societies, many journalists encounter audience hostility in publicly visible channels. Scholars theorized on the spiral process of the influence of audience feedback on journal...
TL;DR: The authors reexamines the institutional level of gatekeeping theory by retheorizing journalism's institutional relationships and uses Silicon Valley technology platforms as a case in point, and re-examines gate-keeping theory at the newsroom level.
Abstract: This essay reexamines the institutional level of gatekeeping theory by retheorizing journalism’s institutional relationships and uses Silicon Valley technology platforms as a case in point. The ess...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyzed the reactions of Facebook users to different events and to the media coverage of those events and found that Facebook users react to certain events and news stories more than to others.
Abstract: Aiming to shed light on why Facebook users react to certain events and news stories more than to others, this study analyses their reactions to different events and to the media coverage of those e...
TL;DR: The authors assesses the roles played by journalism support organizations or "ancillary" organizations in the dynamics of journalis... and find that professional associations, training centers, foundations, and labs play important roles in journalis...
Abstract: This study assesses the roles played by journalism support organizations or “ancillary” organizations – professional associations, training centers, foundations, labs – in the dynamics of journalis...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined why audiences consume local news online, what sources they were most likely to access, how important distributing platforms were in local news use, and what users understood by local news, finding that there is no shared understanding among audience members about what local news is in the digital environment.
Abstract: This article explores how audiences experience local news online. It discusses the findings of an empirical study that examined why audiences consumed local news online, what sources they were most likely to access, how important distributing platforms were in local news use, and what users understood by local news.
The research had a qualitative design applying diaries as its main method collecting data in the South-East of England in 2016 and 2017. The findings suggest that there is no shared understanding among audience members about what local news is in the digital environment.
The study identified three predominant ways in which participants understood local news: as personally relevant or interesting information, as content produced by legacy local media brands, and as community engagement. The study also found that each of the different understandings of local news was linked to particular online news consumption and engagement patterns.
The paper argues that audience perceptions of news should be studied alongside motivations for and practices of news engagement and consumption in order to gain a comprehensive understanding of audiences and news in the digital age.
TL;DR: This paper conceptualized consumptive news feed curation, which allows people to exert some control over their news feeds, even though not everyone utilizes the relevant features, and proposed a consumptive approach to curate news feeds.
Abstract: Social media platforms allow people to exert some control over their news feeds, even though not everyone utilizes the relevant features. This article conceptualizes consumptive news feed curation ...
TL;DR: In this article, the circulation data are often unreliable, and the assumption that print is dying is a prevailing assumption among journalism scholars and practitioners, which is not supported by the data.
Abstract: Triggered by declines in newspaper circulation since the 2008 recession, “print is dying” is a prevailing assumption among journalism scholars and practitioners. However, circulation data are often...
TL;DR: The authors investigates the extent to which populist key messages are distributed via online news articles and reader comments, as well as how media actors, political actors, and readers employ p... and find that the message is spread via both online news and comments.
Abstract: This article investigates the extent to which populist key messages are distributed via online news articles and reader comments, as well as how media actors, political actors, and readers employ p...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine to what extent public service media (PSM) in six European countries have integrated or are integrating their newsrooms in order to adapt to an increasingly digital media e...
Abstract: In this paper, we examine to what extent public service media (PSM) in six European countries have integrated or are integrating their newsrooms in order to adapt to an increasingly digital media e...
TL;DR: The daily workings of global journalism, both in newsrooms and with freelancers, have been studied by socologists and media scholars as mentioned in this paper, who have offered a robust body of literature regarding the daily workings.
Abstract: Sociologists and media scholars have offered a robust body of literature regarding the daily workings of global journalism – both in newsrooms and with freelancers. Within this literature, ...