FOREIGN REPORTING IN THE SPHERE OF NETWORK JOURNALISM
- 2 April 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Journalism Practice
- Vol. 6 (5-6), 766-775
- https://doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2012.667280
Abstract
This article explores the relationship between foreign reporting and information provision through social media channels. Drawing upon globalization debates and research on foreign news coverage, it discusses the emergence of a new kind of reporting from afar. Within a complex, global communication space, layers of information and interpretation frameworks for news stories are multifaceted. As we witness the evolution of a sphere of “network journalism”, journalists gather news while bloggers, Twitterers or Facebook users contribute to the information flow. Taken together, the material provided by traditional journalists and alternative information sources form a global news map. Case examples from the Arab Spring assist to demarcate some characteristics of this communication sphere and suggest that seizing interactive communication tools could assist to strengthen news coverage in favor of what Berglez refers to as a “global outlook” on news.Keywords
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