Um novo paradigma?

Online journalism as market-driven journalism

Beginning in the mid 1990s, the news media latched onto the ability of the World Wide Web (WWW) to illustrate news stories once left to magazines, newspapers, and television news programs. News organizations and television networks built virtual newsstands carrying up-to-the-minute headlines (Lasica, 1996). Given this move toward online news production, how does the medium that enables interactive and flexible text change the way news producers disseminate information, initiate discourse to cultivate a readership, and satisfy commercial interests? Traditionally, news media have operated with a logic that treats news as a commodity that sutures audiences with established content and known sets of producers (e.g., Alger, 1998; Anderson, 1995; McChesney, 1997; Webster & Phalen, 1997). The extent to which this logic will transfer to online journalism is uncertain. Additional theorizing on patterns of news production and reproduction is important as changes in audience consumption and viewing patterns alter the news environment.

Mais despedimentos ...

Despedimentos na Cofina

Correio da Manhã não resiste à quebra das receitas publicitárias e dispensa jornalistas

Jornalistas e técnicos do grupo Cofina foram esta quarta-feira apanhados de surpresa com o anúncio de um despedimento colectivo. Oito dos dez dispensados são jornalistas do Correio da Manhã. Foram poupados os repórteres das revistas.

A medida pretende reduzir 2,5% do número de trabalhadores da Presslivre - constituída por cerca de 400 funcionários - editora do CM e das revistas Sábado, TV Guia e Flash, o que equivale a 10 funcionários, segundo fonte oficial da empresa. Sendo que, em termos efectivos, o diário generalista foi o mais sacrificado: todos os jornalistas despedidos pertenciam ao seu corpo redactorial, incluindo-se no grupo um profissional do Porto e outro de Braga.

Artigo Científico

The influence of the Internet on Portuguese press

This study investigates how Portuguese print journalists evaluate changes that have occurred in the profession since the Internet has been integrated in newsrooms. The main purpose is to understand how these professional perceive the influence of the Internet on journalism practices, roles and ethics. In order to answer these questions, it was carried out a survey of 40 journalists working for the four most-read Portuguese daily newspapers. Results confirm that Internet is considered a positive influence on journalism. Furthermore, journalists' perceptions seem to be explained by age in some cases and by the newspaper they work for in others. Gender and Internet use do not seem to be statistically relevant in this evaluation.

To link or not to link?

[To link or not to link? It's about as ancient as questions get in online journalism; Nick Carr's links-as-distraction argument is only the latest incarnation. Yesterday, Jason Fry tried to contextualize the linking debate around credibility, readability, and connectivity. Here, Jonathan Stray tries out his own, more pragmatically focused four-part division. Tomorrow, we'll have the result of Jonathan's analysis of how major news organizations link out and talk about linking out. —Josh]

You don’t need links for great journalism — the profession got along fine for hundreds of years without them. And yet most news outlets have at least a website, which means that links are now (in theory, at least) available to the majority of working journalists. What can links give to online journalism? I see four main answers.

Não surpreende...

Internet em Portugal: Mais de um milhão acede via móvel

Com o ‘boom’ dos smartphones, são cada vez mais aqueles que por vezes preferem o telemóvel ou outros dispositivos como o iPad, ao computador.

A necessária educação para os mass media

Apresentação do blogue Cibercomunicando

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O blogue "Cibercomunicando" tem como ponto de partida a minha tese, "O aproveitamento das potencialidades da internet pelos ciberjornais culturais portugueses; Temos modelo de negócio para os media digitais? .

Aqui pretendo partilhar convosco artigos (da minha autoria, ou de investigadores da área) sobre as características do ciberjornalismo, e claro, a grande questão: o modelo de negócio.

No entanto, nem só de media digitais quero falar por aqui, até porque desejo que este espaço funcione como canal das minhas investigações nos mais variados campos em que me envolva.

Os vossos feedbacks são sempre muito bem vindos e esperados.

Obrigada pela vossa atenção e espero contar com a vossa visita.

Irene Leite