Metrics at Work Christin, Angele
2020, 2020-06-30, 2020.
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The starkly different ways that American and French online news companies respond to audience analytics and what this means for the future of news When the news moved online, journalists suddenly ...learned what their audiences actually liked, through algorithmic technologies that scrutinize web traffic and activity. Has this advent of audience metrics changed journalists' work practices and professional identities? In Metrics at Work, Angèle Christin documents the ways that journalists grapple with audience data in the form of clicks, and analyzes how new forms of clickbait journalism travel across national borders.Drawing on four years of fieldwork in web newsrooms in the United States and France, including more than one hundred interviews with journalists, Christin reveals many similarities among the media groups examined—their editorial goals, technological tools, and even office furniture. Yet she uncovers crucial and paradoxical differences in how American and French journalists understand audience analytics and how these affect the news produced in each country. American journalists routinely disregard traffic numbers and primarily rely on the opinion of their peers to define journalistic quality. Meanwhile, French journalists fixate on internet traffic and view these numbers as a sign of their resonance in the public sphere. Christin offers cultural and historical explanations for these disparities, arguing that distinct journalistic traditions structure how journalists make sense of digital measurements in the two countries.Contrary to the popular belief that analytics and algorithms are globally homogenizing forces, Metrics at Work shows that computational technologies can have surprisingly divergent ramifications for work and organizations worldwide.
As cash-strapped metropolitan newspapers struggle to maintain their
traditional influence and quality reporting, large national and
international outlets have pivoted to serving readers who can and
...will choose to pay for news, skewing coverage toward a wealthy,
white, and liberal audience. Amid rampant inequality and distrust,
media outlets have become more out of touch with the democracy they
purport to serve. How did journalism end up in such a predicament,
and what are the prospects for achieving a more equitable future?
In News for the Rich, White, and Blue , Nikki Usher recasts
the challenges facing journalism in terms of place, power, and
inequality. Drawing on more than a decade of field research, she
illuminates how journalists decide what becomes news and how news
organizations strategize about the future. Usher shows how
newsrooms remain places of power, largely white institutions
growing more elite as journalists confront a shrinking job market.
She details how Google, Facebook, and the digital-advertising
ecosystem have wreaked havoc on the economic model for quality
journalism, leaving local news to suffer. Usher also highlights how
the handful of likely survivors-well-funded media outlets such as
the New York Times -increasingly appeal to a global,
"placeless" reader. News for the Rich, White, and Blue
concludes with a series of provocative recommendations to reimagine
journalism to ensure its resiliency and its ability to speak to a
diverse set of issues and readers.
Samuel Johnson, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Hazlitt and Charles Dickens all worked as parliamentary reporters, but their experiences in the press gallery have not received much scrutiny. Nikki ...Hessell's study is the first work to consider all four of these canonical writers as gallery reporters, providing a detailed picture of this intriguing episode in their careers. Hessell challenges preconceived notions about the role that emergent literary genius played in their success as reporters, arguing instead that they were consummate gallery professionals who adapted themselves to the journalistic standards of their day. That professional background fed in to their creative work in unexpected ways. By drawing on a wealth of evidence in letters, diaries and the press, this study provides fresh insights into the ways in which four great writers learnt the craft of journalism and brought those lessons to bear on their career as literary authors.
Women and Journalism Chambers, Deborah; Steiner, Linda; Fleming, Carole
2004, 20040601, 2004-06-01T00:00:00, 2004-04-23, 2004-06-01, 20040101
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Women and Journalism offers a rich and comprehensive analysis of the roles, status and experiences of women journalists in the United States and Britain.
Drawing on a variety of sources and dealing ...with a host of women journalists ranging from nineteenth century pioneers to Martha Gellhorn, Kate Adie and Veronica Guerin, the authors investigate the challenges women have faced in their struggle to establish reputations as professionals.
This book provides an account of the gendered structuring of journalism in print, radio and television and speculates about women's still-emerging role in online journalism. Their accomplishments as war correspondents are tracked to the present, including a study of the role they played post-September 11th.
Entre violencia y cuestionamientos a su trabajo, los periodistas mexicanos producen noticias diariamente. No siempre atendemos como lo hacen o sus impresiones al respecto, cuando hacerlo enriqueceria ...la comprension de su profesion y de sus vinculos con otros actores. Partiendo de 42 entrevistas en profundidad a periodistas de la Ciudad de Mexico, este articulo analiza la manera en que perciben su relacion con el poder politico. Desde el enfoque de la Teoria Fundamentada, los hallazgos se dividen en cinco rubros: "esperanza" de mejores condiciones laborales bajo este gobierno; cambios en rutinas derivados de politicas de esta administracion; restricciones, como falta de transparencia y censura; dependencia de publicidad oficial que genera incertidumbre ante la necesidad de recursos, y malestar por criticas que reciben del gobierno. Resultados que surgen de negociaciones con el poder y que abonan a la literatura acerca de la labor periodistica en el contexto sociopolitico mexicano actual. Palabras clave: Relacion prensa-poder; periodistas de la Ciudad de Mexico; entrevistas en profundidad; control politico Between violence and questions about their work, Mexican journalists produce news daily. We don't always pay attention to how they do it or their impressions of it when doing so would enrich our understanding of their profession. Based on 42 in-depth interviews with journalists from Mexico City, this article analyzes how they perceive their relationship with political power. From the Grounded Theory approach, the findings indicate that this link is associated with five items: "hope" for better working conditions under this government; changes in routines derived from this administration's policies; restrictions, such as lack of transparency and censorship; dependence on official advertising that generates uncertainty regarding the need for resources, and discomfort due to the criticism they receive from the government. Results that arise from negotiations with power and that contribute to the growing literature about journalistic work in the current Mexican sociopolitical context. Keywords:Press-powerrelationship; journalists from Mexico City; in-depth interviews; political control
This study investigates how Google is shaping journalism innovation, particularly in business models, through an analysis of one of its global funding competitions, the Innovation Challenge. It adds ...to an understanding of the impact of platforms on journalism through a descriptive analysis of 354 projects funded between 2018 and 2022 in 78 countries and five regions. Grant recipients were largely for-profit journalism organizations, with a significant US focus. Projects related to audience engagement, business models and distribution dominated the published winning innovation proposals, accounting for 72.6% of funded projects. The three areas were closely connected as they were mostly related to plans to increase reader revenue. Findings suggest that the Innovation Challenge validates reader revenue as the key innovation in business models through a funding competition aligned with Google's global industry and government relations interests. The orientation is problematic as it narrows journalism innovation to a financial issue, with audiences as the answer, even though people are largely unwilling to pay for news and journalism is considered a public good rather than simply a commercial product.
Este articulo explora estrategias visuales en el periodismo de datos y presenta hallazgos de investigacion a partir de entrevistas con referentes de America Latina. El periodismo de datos, una rama ...del periodismo de investigacion que emplea tecnologias digitales para recopilar, procesar y analizar grandes volumenes de datos para producir noticias. Una caracteristica distintiva de esta practica es la inclusion de representaciones visuales, que no solo atraen esteticamente, sino tambien pueden facilitar el acceso, comprension e interpretacion de la informacion. Este estudio pretende contribuir al desarrollo del ambito profesional y academico del periodismo de datos y sus dimensiones visuales, explorando como estas estrategias pueden aplicarse de manera mas efectiva para comunicar informacion compleja a audiencias amplias. Palabras clave: periodismo de datos; comunicacion visual; infografia; medios digitales; diseno de la informacion; investigacion periodistica This article focuses on exploring visual strategies in data journalism and presents the main findings of a research based on interviews with journalists from Latin America and the Caribbean. Data journalism, a branch of investigative journalism, utilizes digital technologies to gather, process, and analyze large volumes of data with the aim of producing news and information. A distinctive feature of this practice is the inclusion of visual representations that not only appeal aesthetically but also facilitate public access, comprehension, and interpretation of data. This study aims to contribute to the development of the professional and academic field related to data journalism and its visual dimensions by exploring how these strategies can be used more effectively to communicate complex information to broader audiences. Keywords: data journalism; visual communication; infographics; digital media; information design Este artigo concentra-se em explorar as estrategias visuais no jornalismo de dados e apresenta as principais descobertas de uma pesquisa baseada em entrevistas com jornalistas da America Latina e do Caribe. O jornalismo de dados, uma vertente do jornalismo investigativo, utiliza tecnologias digitais para coletar, processar e analisar grandes volumes de dados com o objetivo de gerar noticias e informacoes. Uma caracteristica distintiva desta pratica e a inclusao de representacoes visuais que nao so atraem esteticamente, mas tambem facilitam o acesso, a compreensao e a interpretacao de dados pelo publico. Este estudo visa contribuir para o desenvolvimento do campo profissional e academico relacionado ao jornalismo de dados e suas dimensoes visuais, explorando como essas estrategias podem ser utilizadas de maneira mais eficaz para comunicar informacoes complexas a publicos mais amplos. Palavras-chave: jornalismo de dados; comunicacao visual; infografia; midias digitais; design de informacao; investigacao jornalistica
O artigo expoe resultados de investigacao sobre oito experiencias digitais latino-americanas, compreendidas como integrantes do jornalismo independente. O objetivo foi compreender a emergencia de uma ...nova forma cultural, decorrente de processos territoriais da regiao. A pesquisa se filia aos Estudos Culturais e tem como central o conceito de forma cultural, de Raymond Williams (1979). Faz um recorrido do processo produtivo dos oito sites por meio de protocolo metodologico do circuito da cultura, de Richard Johnson (2010). Os resultados apontam para a emergencia de uma forma cultural, cujas matrizes estao no jornalismo alternativo e no jornalismo tradicional, resultado de processos historicos que geram uma pratica e um produto com caracteristicas particulares. Palavras-chave: estudos culturais; jornalismo; territorio; nativos digitais; America Latina The article presents research results on eight latin-american digital experiences, understood as belonging to independent journalism. The objective was to understand the emergence of a new cultural form, resulting from the region's territorial processes. The research bases itself on the Culture Studies and considers central the concept of cultural form, from Raymond Williams (1979). It goes through the productive process of the eight sites through the methodological protocol of the culture circuit, from Richard Johnson (2010). The results point towards the emergence of a cultural form, whose matrices are in both alternative and traditional journalism, a result of historical processes that generate a practice and product with particular characteristics. Key-words: cultural studies; journalism; territory; digital natives; Latin America. El articulo presenta el resultado de una investigacion sobre ocho experiencias digitales latinoamericanas, entendidas como parte del periodismo independiente. El objetivo fue comprender el surgimiento de una nueva forma cultural, resultante de procesos territoriales en la region. La investigacion esta afiliada a los Estudios Culturales y tiene como enfoque central el concepto de forma cultural, de Raymond Williams (1979). Abarca el proceso de produccion de los ocho sitios a traves del protocolo metodologico del circuito de la cultura, de Richard Johnson (2010). Los resultados apuntan al surgimiento de una forma cultural, cuyas raices estan en el periodismo alternativo y el periodismo tradicional, resultado de procesos historicos que generan una practica y un producto con caracteristicas particulares. Palabras-clave: estudios culturales; periodismo; territorio; nativos digitales; America Latina.
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