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Influence of the Blogosphere on Media Agenda : The Case of Swiss French Journalists Covering International Events
ISBN
978-618-5065-23-2
Type
book section
Date Issued
2014
Author(s)
Editor(s)
Kuyucu, Mihalis
Abstract
When bloggers are analogous to reporters, some of their working principles
can challenge traditional professional standards such as conversation with the
audience, transparency in the reporting process or even participation in news
production. In other word, the blogosphere has strengthened the belief that the
Internet is transforming journalistic practices. In order to contribute to the
debate on the influences of weblogs and social media on journalism, this paper
focuses on a preliminary understanding of key relationship between Swiss
French media covering international news events and the blogosphere. Blogs
and social media seem to play a greater role in international news events than
in other form of reportage: (1) they are complementary, (2) they add value, (3)
they can be a source of information, (4) they report on events that are not
covered by the mainstream media and (5) they revive information of
past/forgotten conflicts. However, the quality of sources has a determinant role
in the use of the blogosphere among journalists. The study also offers
suggestions on how journalistic values and practices influence Swiss French
media's choices of coverage of international news events. Main factors quoted
by respondents were lack of time and space and the concept of mimicry and
proxemics. Conclusions support the idea that new generations of journalists are
willing to establish opportunities for blogs to be integrated into mainstream
media routines.
--> http://www.atiner.gr/papers/MED2013-0401.pdf
can challenge traditional professional standards such as conversation with the
audience, transparency in the reporting process or even participation in news
production. In other word, the blogosphere has strengthened the belief that the
Internet is transforming journalistic practices. In order to contribute to the
debate on the influences of weblogs and social media on journalism, this paper
focuses on a preliminary understanding of key relationship between Swiss
French media covering international news events and the blogosphere. Blogs
and social media seem to play a greater role in international news events than
in other form of reportage: (1) they are complementary, (2) they add value, (3)
they can be a source of information, (4) they report on events that are not
covered by the mainstream media and (5) they revive information of
past/forgotten conflicts. However, the quality of sources has a determinant role
in the use of the blogosphere among journalists. The study also offers
suggestions on how journalistic values and practices influence Swiss French
media's choices of coverage of international news events. Main factors quoted
by respondents were lack of time and space and the concept of mimicry and
proxemics. Conclusions support the idea that new generations of journalists are
willing to establish opportunities for blogs to be integrated into mainstream
media routines.
--> http://www.atiner.gr/papers/MED2013-0401.pdf
Language
English
Keywords
blogosphere
social media
agenda-setting
gatekeeping
war
reporting
reporting
Swiss French journalists.
HSG Classification
not classified
Refereed
No
Book title
Global Media Researches from East to West
Publisher
Athens Institute for Education and Research
Publisher place
Athen
Volume
first publ.
Start page
31
End page
46
Pages
16
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
233852