Tracing Online News in Motion
- 13 October 2015
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Digital Journalism
- Vol. 4 (1), 24-40
- https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2015.1096611
Abstract
Over the latest decade, news production practices have undergone dramatic changes as a consequence of journalism’s migration from offline to online platforms. While the linear news models of the past were characterized by delivery of static texts within strict deadlines, contemporary non-linear production practices are characterized by flexibility and constant delivery of “liquid” news. This article presents a method specifically designed for the study of constantly evolving news flows online. Methodologically, the approach entails new opportunities to systematically scrutinize the online news process, using time, duration and positioning of published materials as central variables. Based on an illustrative analysis of the online news flow of the Swedish Public Service Radio, the article gives examples of how such analyses can provide new knowledge about the processes of digital news production.Keywords
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