Data Journalism Projects Based on User-Generated Content. How <i>La Nacion</i> Data Transforms Active Audience into Staff

Torres, María Bella Palomo; Teruel, Laura; Castilla, Elena Blanco

doi:10.1080/21670811.2019.1626257

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“…However, also in the case if Italy, an increased openness of journalism does not come with a wider participation in the journalistic production. Italy is far from examples such as La Nacion in Argentina, which is one of the brightest in terms of citizen participation (see Palomo et al 2019) In other words: albeit different forms of collaboration between data journalists and other social actors, the gatekeeping function remains firmly in the hands of the journalists. This is also reflected in the data journalists' understanding of openness: it is about allowing users to understand how journalistic labor works and how they can make sense of data.…”

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confidence: 99%

From Open Journalism to Closed Data: Data Journalism in Italy

Porlezza

Splendore

2019

Digital Journalism

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The study investigates how journalists construct the rise of data journalism discursively within the specific political and economic conditions of Italy, and whether data journalists describe it as able to promote transparency at the level of both journalism and society as a whole. Italy is an interesting case for four different reasons: 1) to date, few analyses have been carried out on Mediterranean countries; 2) the Italian media system and its traditional journalism culture appear to be reluctant to innovate; 3) Italian data journalists are generally freelancers linked to small news agencies rather than established newsrooms; 4) the research reported in this paper was accomplished while the Italian government was approving a Freedom of Information Act. From the end of 2015 to the beginning of 2017, we carried out 15 interviews with data journalists working full-time both for established news organizations and specialized agencies. The findings show that data journalism in Italy is a highly professional sub-field, although journalistic education is not well developed. Data journalism is still largely determined by the availability and accessibility of public datasets. However, data journalists have developed certain strategies with which to generate and collect their own data, for instance collaborations and networks.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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From Open Journalism to Closed Data: Data Journalism in Italy

Porlezza

Splendore

2019

Digital Journalism

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“…However, even though audience metrics reveal disinterest in sophisticated interactivity, the interviewed journalists claim that audiences demand new forms of storytelling and that they employ an audience-first approach that includes experiences placing the reader at center stage. Palomo, Teruel, and Blanco-Castilla's (2019) show that Latin America is a breeding ground for data journalism projects in which the audience genuinely plays an active part in the production process. Citizens in Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, and Argentina are directly involved in creating data-journalism stories through data management: by coding data, contributing with data, and correcting information.…”

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Data Journalism Research: Studying a Maturing Field across Journalistic Cultures, Media Markets and Political Environments

2019

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Although data journalism is practiced globally, data journalism research has traditionally focused on a limited set of countries, primarily within the liberal and democratic corporatist media systems. Many recently published studies illustrate a growing scholarly interest in data journalism in other parts of the world, but these studies are still limited in number. This special issue brings together five new empirical studies of data journalism around the world, as well as two commentaries and two book reviews on the topic with the aim of broadening the theoretical, empirical, and geographic perspectives on data journalism. The core of the special issue consists of five national and comparative case studies studying data journalism in Africa, the Arab world, Italy, the UK, and Argentina. Combined, these articles and the other publications in this special issue point to three important contextual factors that shape data journalism worldwide: journalistic cultures, media markets, and the political environment. After a discussion of each of these three factors, areas for future research are proposed.

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“…Consequently, the practice manifests in different forms of collaboration between publishers and civic tech groups, as a result of the friction between journalistic and civic goals (Cheruiyot et al, 2019). A different scenario is encountered in Argentina, where there is an effective participation by the public in news production, positioning La Nacion as an example of success in collaborative data projects carried out in Latin America (Palomo et al, 2019).…”

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Out-of-the-box versus in-house tools: how are they affecting data journalism in Australia?

de-Lima-Santos

Schapals²,

Bruns

2020

Media International Australia

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The proliferation of data journalism has enabled newsrooms to deploy technologies for both mundane and more sophisticated workplace tasks. To bypass long-term investment in developing data skills, out-of-the-box software solutions are commonly used. Newsrooms today are partially dependent on third-party platforms to build interactive and visual stories – but the business models of platforms are predisposed to changes, frequently inducing losses of stories. This article combines in-depth interviews and an ancillary survey to study the status quo and identify future challenges in embracing out-of-the-box and in-house tools, and their impact on Australian data journalism. Results indicate a dichotomy between commercial and public service media organisations. Commercial outlets are heavily reliant on out-of-the-box solutions to develop stories, due to a lack of skillsets and a shortage of skilled labour. By contrast, public service media are developing their own in-house solutions, which reflects their desire for the continuous digital preservation of data stories despite the challenges identified.

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Data Journalism Projects Based on User-Generated Content. How La Nacion Data Transforms Active Audience into Staff

Cited by 44 publications

References 53 publications

From Open Journalism to Closed Data: Data Journalism in Italy

From Open Journalism to Closed Data: Data Journalism in Italy

Data Journalism Research: Studying a Maturing Field across Journalistic Cultures, Media Markets and Political Environments

Out-of-the-box versus in-house tools: how are they affecting data journalism in Australia?

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