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- Appelgren, Ester, 1977-, et al.
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Interacting, but not contributing : fruitless news crowdsourcing in Spain
- 2019
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Ingår i: Estudios sobre el Mensaje Periodístico. - : Universidad Complutense de Madrid. - 1134-1629 .- 1988-2696. ; 25:2, s. 639-655
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Trusting the audience to contribute data, a practice called crowdsourcing, is one of several procedures of contemporary data journalism. While previous research has embraced the idea of crowdsourcing as a transparent way of engaging the audience, the journalistic practice of crowdsourcing is currently still limited. The Spanish case is particularly illuminating of the gap between theoretical expectations and reality. Although online news media in Spain stands out because of its commitment to exploring interactive possibilities, and its audience is especially prone to comment on news, this qualitative study presents evidence that Spanish data journalists remain quite reluctant to embrace crowdsourcing as a research method. Based on semi-structured interviews with five Spanish data journalists, this paper explains the motivations behind this reluctance as well as the challenges of activating the audience.
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- Appelgren, Ester, 1977-, et al.
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The Promise of the Transparency Culture : A comparative study of access to public data in Spanish and Swedish newsrooms
- 2018
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Ingår i: Journalism Practice. - : Routledge. - 1751-2786 .- 1751-2794. ; 12:8, s. 986-996
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In 2013, with the introduction of the Transparency Law in Spain, a number of Spanish newsrooms started working with data journalism methods. In Sweden, which has one of the oldest Freedom of Information acts in the world, newsrooms invested in the skill development of data journalism at approximately the same time. Because previous research suggests that access to public data has been one of the key driving forces for the development of data journalism worldwide, it is important to understand how legislation is actually shaping the practice of data journalism. Based on a survey of 66 key informants in Spain and Sweden and ten in-depth interviews with data journalists from five media companies in each country, we conducted a comparative study, building on the frameworks of media systems to explore data journalism practices in these two countries. The differences found indicate that the national and EU legislation in both nations shape journalistic strategies for accessing data, turning journalists at times into activists fighting for the right to access public data. Beyond the law, data journalists advocate for a transparency culture among the civil servants, in order to secure public accountability.
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- van der Werf, Richard, et al.
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Online and print newspapers in Europe in 2003. Evolving towards complementarity
- 2008
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Ingår i: Communiations. - Netherlands : Walter de Gruyter. - 0341-2059. ; 33:4, s. 403-430
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article assesses online newspapers in Europe from a media evolutionary perspective, ten years after the introduction of the World Wide Web. Comparing print and online front pages of 51 newspapers in 14 countries in 2003, we argue that online newspapers complement print newspapers in modest ways. Online, publishers put more emphasis on service information, offer additional news items, that nonetheless report on similar topics in similar ways, and add personal interactivity, content selectivity and real-time news to the print news offering.One subset of online newspapers charges for services, and offers more content and personal interactivity. Another, partly overlapping subset offers more original news; in a short and anonymous format. Overall, however, online newspapers in Europe make up a heterogeneous group, suggesting that online newspapers still have to find their definite form and role in the European news market.
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- van der Werff, Richard, et al.
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Online Newspapers in Europe
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Annan publikation (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Summary of COST project original findings (from 2003) and updated 2006. Article submitted to Communications, November 2007.
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