Dealing with digital intermediaries: A case study of the relations between publishers and platforms

The rise of digital intermediaries such as search engines and social media is profoundly changing our media environment. Here, we analyze how news media organizations handle their relations to these increasingly important intermediaries. Based on a strategic case study, we argue that relationships between publishers and platforms are characterized by a tension between (1) short-term, operational opportunities and (2) long-term strategic worries about becoming too dependent on intermediaries. We argue that these relationships are shaped by news media’s fear of missing out, the difficulties of evaluating the risk/reward ratios, and a sense of asymmetry. The implication is that news media that developed into an increasingly independent institution in the 20th century—in part enabled by news media organizations’ control over channels of communication—are becoming dependent upon new digital intermediaries that structure the media environment in ways that not only individual citizens but also large, resource-rich, powerful organizations have to adapt to.

Download Full-text

The Present Age: A Case Study

Deep Time, Dark Times ◽

10.5422/fordham/9780823281367.003.0006 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 73-81

Author(s):

David Wood

Keyword(s):

Moral Emotions ◽

Short Term ◽

Extended Treatment ◽

Knowing That ◽

The Media

This chapter deals with the question of historical mood: how to diagnose a mood, how to avoid obvious simplifications or idealizations, how to think through the relationships between a mood and its underlying conditions, what possibilities for transformation there are, and how moods affect agency. Trawling the media for comments about the present age it is hard to escape the language of passion and mood. Notable among these moral emotions are anger and ressentiment. Heidegger’s extended treatment of boredom opens up a deeper look at the significance of mood. Todays “mood” (anxiety, anger, ressentiment…) is tied both to short-term frustration (which may be cultural as well as economic), long term anxiety (what are our prospects?), and ultimate unsustainability (perhaps only dimly glimpsed). It is too easy to say that these are all problems of calculative time. But security, predictability (up to a point), and confidence in our ability to plan ahead enable a range of virtues. Finally, the relation between mood and agency—my frustration being tied to knowing that I alone cannot make much difference (though perhaps together we can)—is linked to the multiplicities of “we” in play, not only of agency, but also of constituency and impact.

Download Full-text

The Changing Information Ecosystem in South Korea

10.1093/oso/9780197538883.003.0003 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 31-44

Author(s):

Hyunjin Seo

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Data Analysis ◽

South Korea ◽

News Media ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Background Information ◽

Media Environment ◽

The Media ◽

Information Generation ◽

Use Of Social Media

This chapter applies the agent-affordance framework introduced in Chapter 2 to the ever-changing information ecosystem in South Korea by identifying changes in key agents and affordances in the country over the past three decades. This is accomplished in the context of co-adapting technological, cultural, political, and legal environments in the country. The chapter provides the background information necessary to explicating the dynamics of information generation and dissemination by and between different agents in South Korea. In particular, it contributes to enhancing understandings of technological, social, political, and legal affordances in South Korea that lay the groundwork for analyses in the subsequent chapters. South Korea’s news media environment, citizens’ use of social media, concerns of misinformation, and issues related to the division of the Korean Peninsula are discussed in the context of agent-affordance interactions. Secondary data analysis is used to document changes in the media environment and ecology in South Korea.

Download Full-text

KEBERLANJUTAN JURNALISTIK SEHAT DI ERA KONVERGENSI DARING SUARASURABAYA.NET DENGAN PENDEKATAN ENGAGEMENT PYRAMID

Bricolage Jurnal Magister Ilmu Komunikasi ◽

10.30813/bricolage.v5i2.1855 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 5 (02) ◽

pp. 177

Author(s):

Anak Agung Istri Prihandari Satvikadewi ◽

Irmasanthi Danadharta ◽

Bambang Aprianto

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

News Media ◽

High Speed ◽

Online Journalism ◽

Case Study Method ◽

Digital Era ◽

Media Platform ◽

The Media ◽

The Creation

ABSTRACTThe approach of engagement pyramid, which is a response to the increasingly complex relations between consumers and producers in the digital era, offers a solution so that the sustainability of an organization, product or a particular brand can be maintained, through one key concept: engagement. Applying the approach of the engagement pyramid in online journalism enables the creation of a healthy journalistic process, because the demands of high speed verification and curation procedure of the news or other journalistic products can still be fulfilled through the stages of engagement. The stages of engagement include watching, sharing, commenting, producing and curating. This article is a summary of research on the application of engagement pyramid in the news media portal http://suarasurabaya.net. With the case study method, Suara Surabaya dot Net was chosen as a subject based on meeting criteria as convergent media. As a result, the pyramid engagement approach has implications for the continuity of good relations between the media and listeners, which also have consequences on the structure of the writings as the product of online journalism, considering that media platform used (radio, portal, social media and micro blogging) each has specific characteristics.Keywords: Engagement Pyramid, Healthy Journalistic, Online Convergence, Suarasurabaya.net.ABSTRAKPendekatan engagement pyramid yang merupakan respon terhadap semakin kompleksnya relasi antara produsen di era digital dan konsumen, menawarkan jalan tengah agar keberlanjutan sebuah organisasi, produk maupun brand dapat terjaga, melalui satu konsep kunci yaitu keterlibatan. Pendekatan piramida keterlibatan dalam jurnalisme daring memungkinkan terciptanya proses jurnalistik yang sehat, karena meskipun dalam tuntutan kecepatan yang tinggi, verifikasi dan kurasi berita atau produk jurnalistik lainnya tetap tetap bisa dilakukan melalui tahap-tahap keterlibatan. Tahap-tahap keterlibatan tersebut meliputi watching, sharing, commenting, producing dan currating. Artikel ini merupakan ringkasan dari penelitian tentang penerapan engagement pyramid di media portal berita http://suarasurabaya.net. Dengan metode studi kasus, Suara Surabaya dot Net dipilih sebagai subjek berdasarkan pemenuhan kriteria sebagai media konvergen. Hasilnya, pendekatan engagement pyramid selain berimplikasi pada keberlanjutan hubungan baik antara media dengan pendengar juga berkonsekuensi pada struktur penulisan produk jurnalistik, mengingat masing-masing platform media yang digunakan (radio, portal, media sosial dan micro blogging) memiliki karakteristik yang spesifik.Kata Kunci: Engagement Pyramid, Jurnalistik Sehat, Konvergensi Daring, Suarasurabaya.net.

Download Full-text

The Commonwealth Games 2018 and Event WIL: Inclusive Action for Journalism Education

Asia Pacific Media Educator ◽

10.1177/1326365x20945427 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 30 (1) ◽

pp. 92-107

Author(s):

Faith Valencia-Forrester

Keyword(s):

News Media ◽

Gold Coast ◽

Journalism Education ◽

Quality Outcomes ◽

Media Environment ◽

The Past ◽

Work Integrated Learning ◽

Commonwealth Games

Journalism in higher education must find new ways of producing work-ready graduates who are prepared for the rapidly changing news media environment. Traditional internships are under increasing scrutiny over their quality and equitability. The past few years have seen a number of innovative models of work-integrated learning (WIL) emerging in journalism education. This article considers Event WIL as a model of university-led WIL in journalism education that brings academia and industry together in partnership to build the capacity of all student journalists to work in a dynamic media landscape. This article makes an argument for Event WIL as a model of WIL in journalism education by drawing on a case study of the Griffith University Commonwealth Games Media Centre at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in 2018. This case study provides insights into the key tenets of Event WIL: long-term preparation, harnessing pre-event WIL experiences, providing in-depth induction, establishing a hybrid space for a partnership between industry and academia and creating authentic opportunities for student publication are detailed. Notably, the WIL case study not only resulted in quality outcomes for students, but it also resulted in benefits for academics and industry representatives.

Download Full-text

Reports From the Field: “Vini Ansanm” Come Together for Inclusive Community Music Development in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

The Oxford Handbook of Social Media and Music Learning ◽

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190660772.013.17 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 273-289

Author(s):

Donald DeVito ◽

Gertrude Bien-Aime ◽

Hannah Ehrli ◽

Jamie Schumacher

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Inclusive Education ◽

Children With Disabilities ◽

Small Population ◽

Significant Loss ◽

Community Music ◽

Music Learning ◽

Loss Of Life

Haiti has experienced a series of catastrophic natural disasters in recent decades, resulting in significant loss of life and long-term damage to infrastructure. One critical outcome of these disasters is that there are approximately 400,000 orphans in the small population of just over 10 million. Throughout Haiti, children with disabilities are often considered cursed, and thus are rejected by the community in which they live. Haitian children with disabilities need creative and educational activities that will help them grow, develop, enjoy their lives, and become accepted members of the community. This chapter on the Haitian Center for Inclusive Education presents a case study of social media engagement and music learning, with an emphasis on social justice that has contributed to sustainable efforts.

Download Full-text

A Downward Spiral? A Panel Study of Misinformation and Media Trust in Chile

The International Journal of Press/Politics ◽

10.1177/19401612211025238 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 194016122110252

Author(s):

Sebastián Valenzuela ◽

Daniel Halpern ◽

Felipe Araneda

Keyword(s):

News Media ◽

Panel Study ◽

Future Research ◽

Panel Survey ◽

Downward Spiral ◽

The Media ◽

Media Trust ◽

People’S Attitudes ◽

Over Time

Despite widespread concern, research on the consequences of misinformation on people's attitudes is surprisingly scant. To fill in this gap, the current study examines the long-term relationship between misinformation and trust in the news media. Based on the reinforcing spirals model, we analyzed data from a three-wave panel survey collected in Chile between 2017 and 2019. We found a weak, over-time relationship between misinformation and media skepticism. Specifically, initial beliefs on factually dubious information were negatively correlated with subsequent levels of trust in the news media. Lower trust in the media, in turn, was related over time to higher levels of misinformation. However, we found no evidence of a reverse, parallel process where media trust shielded users against misinformation, further reinforcing trust in the news media. The lack of evidence of a downward spiral suggests that the corrosive effects of misinformation on attitudes toward the news media are less serious than originally suggested. We close with a discussion of directions for future research.

Download Full-text

Managing brand presence through social media: the case of UK football clubs

Internet Research ◽

10.1108/intr-08-2012-0154 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 24 (2) ◽

pp. 181-204 ◽

Cited By ~ 92

Author(s):

Jeff McCarthy ◽

Jennifer Rowley ◽

Catherine Jane Ashworth ◽

Elke Pioch

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Web Sites ◽

Short Term ◽

Content Type ◽

Study Approach ◽

Football Clubs ◽

Multiple Case ◽

Community Growth ◽

Further Development

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to contribute knowledge on the issues and benefits associated with managing brand presence and relationships through social media. UK football clubs are big businesses, with committed communities of fans, so are an ideal context from which to develop an understanding of the issues and challenges facing organisations as they seek to protect and promote their brand online. Design/methodology/approach – Due to the emergent nature of social media, and the criticality of the relationships between clubs and their fans, an exploratory study using a multiple case study approach was used to gather rich insights into the phenomenon. Findings – Clubs agreed that further development of social media strategies had potential to deliver interaction and engagement, community growth and belonging, traffic flow to official web sites and commercial gain. However, in developing their social media strategies they had two key concerns. The first concern was the control of the brand presence and image in social media, and how to respond to the opportunities that social media present to fans to impact on the brand. The second concern was how to strike an appropriate balance between strategies that deliver short-term revenue, and those that build longer term brand loyalty. Originality/value – This research is the first to offer insights into the issues facing organisations when developing their social media strategy.

Download Full-text

Native Advertising—The Formats and Types of Content Most Demanded by Brands in the Spanish Media

Journalism and Media ◽

10.3390/journalmedia2040032 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (4) ◽

pp. 529-544

Author(s):

Daniel Zomeño ◽

Rocío Blay-Arráez

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Rapid Development ◽

Editorial Content ◽

Media Environment ◽

The Social ◽

Media Ecosystem ◽

The Media ◽

Media Formats ◽

Depth Interviews

Media convergence and the incorporation of new narratives typical of the consumption habits of younger audiences in the social media environment have led to the proliferation of a wide variety of formats and types of content in the media ecosystem through which the editorial content offered to brands is being distributed. This qualitative research, using in-depth interviews with a qualified sample of branded content managers from the main Spanish media, allows us to determine the main characteristics of the native advertising demanded by advertisers. The results corroborate observations that content channelled through more sophisticated consumption experiences, using both multimedia and interactivity with a clear transmedia approach, tends to be better received by the audience and, therefore, in greater demand by brands. It also confirms that both video and social media formats have grown exponentially when it comes to providing an outlet for branded content. Based on the results obtained, a proposed classification of these products, including definitions, has been drawn up so they can be publicised to the professional world, offering the reflection and precision that their rapid development has not allowed until now.

Download Full-text

Will the COVID-19 pandemic lead to a tsunami of suicides? A Swedish nationwide analysis of historical and 2020 data

10.1101/2020.12.10.20244699 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Christian Rück ◽

David Mataix-Cols ◽

Kinda Malki ◽

Mats Adler ◽

Oskar Flygare ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Negative Impact ◽

Annual Data ◽

Short Term ◽

Death Rates ◽

Men And Women ◽

Influenza Pandemics ◽

Suicide Rates ◽

Distributed Lag ◽

The Media

ABSTRACTBackgroundVarious surveys have documented a negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the population’s mental health. There is widespread concern about a surge of suicides, but evidence supporting a link between global pandemics and suicide is very limited. Using historical data from the three major influenza pandemics of the 20th century, and recently released data from the first half of 2020, we aimed to investigate whether an association exists between influenza deaths and suicide deaths.MethodsAnnual data on influenza death rates and suicide rates were extracted from the Statistical Yearbook of Sweden from 1910-1978, covering the three 20th century pandemics, and from Statistics Sweden for the period from January to June of each year during 2000-2020. COVID-19 death data were available for the first half of 2020. We implemented non-linear autoregressive distributed lag (NARDL) models to explore if there is a short-term and/or long-term effect of increases and decreases in influenza death rates on suicide rates during 1910-1978. Analyses were done separately for men and women. Descriptive analyses were used for the available 2020 data.FindingsBetween 1910-1978, there was no evidence of either short-term or long-term significant associations between influenza death rates and changes in suicides. The same pattern emerged in separate analyses for men and women. Suicide rates in January-June 2020 revealed a slight decrease compared to the corresponding rates in January-June 2019 (relative decrease by −1.2% among men and −12.8% among women).InterpretationWe found no evidence of short or long-term association between influenza death rates and suicide death rates across three 20th century pandemics or during the first six months of 2020 (when the first wave of COVID-19 occurred). Concerns about a substantial increase of suicides may be exaggerated. The media should be cautious when reporting news about suicides during the current pandemic.

Download Full-text

Memory in Linguistic Narrative vs. Postmodern Multitasked Multimedia Art Memory

Communication Society and Media ◽

10.22158/csm.v1n2p101 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 101

Author(s):

Vesna Srnic ◽

Emina Berbic Kolar ◽

Igor Ilic

Keyword(s):

Short Term Memory ◽

Social Role ◽

Procedural Memory ◽

Short Term ◽

The Social ◽

Multimedia Art ◽

The Media

In addition to the well-known classification of long-term and short-term memory, we are also interested in distinguishing episodic, semantic and procedural memory in the areas of linguistic narrative and multimedial semantic deconstruction in postmodernism. We compare the liveliness of memorization in literary tradition and literature art with postmodernist divisions and reverberations of traditional memorizations through human multitasking and performative multimedia art, as well as formulate the existence of creative, intuitive and superhuman paradigms.Since the memory can be physical, psychological or spiritual, according to neurobiologist Dr. J. Bauer (Das Gedächtnis des Körpers, 2004), the greatest importance for memorizing has the social role of collaboration, and consequently the personal transformation and remodelling of genomic architecture, yet the media theorist Mark Hansen thinks technology brings different solutions of framing function (Hansen, 2000). We believe that postmodern deconstruction does not necessarily damage memory, especially in the field of human multitasking that utilizes multimedia performative art by means of anthropologization of technology, thereby enhancing artistic and affective pre&post-linguistic experience while unifying technology and humans through intuitive empathy in society.

Download Full-text