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Spurring or Blurring Professional Standards? The Role of Digital Technology in Implementing Journalistic Role Ideals in Contemporary Newsrooms.

Mothes, C., Mellado, C., Boudana, S., Himma, M., Nolan, D., McIntyre, K., Kozman, C., Hallin, D. C., Amiel, P., Brin, C., Katherine Chen, Y. N., Davydov, S., De Maio, M., Dingerkus, F., El-Ibiary, R., Frías Vázquez, M., Glück, A., Garcés-Prettel, M., Luisa Humanes, M., Lecheler, S., Lee, M., I-Hsuan Lin, C., Márquez-Ramírez, M., Maza-Córdova, J., Mazzoni, M., Mick, J., Milojevic, A., Navarro, C., Olivera Pérez, D., Pizarro, M., Quinn, F., Sarasqueta, G., Skjerdal, T., Stępińska, A., Szabó, G. and Van Leuven, S., 2024. Spurring or Blurring Professional Standards? The Role of Digital Technology in Implementing Journalistic Role Ideals in Contemporary Newsrooms. Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly. (In Press)

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DOI: 10.1177/10776990241246692

Abstract

This study examines the perceived relevance and implementation of competing normative ideals in journalism in times of increasing use of digital technology in newsrooms. Based on survey and content analysis data from 37 countries, we found a small positive relationship between the use of digital research tools and “watchdog” performance. However, a stronger and negative relationship emerged between the use of digital audience analytics and the performance of “watchdog” and “civic” roles, leading to an overall increase in conception–performance gaps on both roles. Moreover, journalists’ use of digital community tools was more strongly and positively associated with “infotainment” and “interventionism.”.

Item Type:Article
ISSN:1077-6990
Uncontrolled Keywords:news quality; role conception; role performance; audience metrics; social media
Group:Faculty of Media & Communication
ID Code:40174
Deposited By: Symplectic RT2
Deposited On:17 Jul 2024 09:38
Last Modified:17 Jul 2024 09:38

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