Abstract
In this commentary, I argue that adopting a practice-theoretical research approach helps us to better understand the dispersed nature of journalism and its large web of actors, both traditional and non-traditional. I take innovation as an example that can be fruitfully examined through the practice lens. I also propose narrative positioning analysis as an additional method for digging more deeply—and slowly—into the positions that these varied actors adopt, are offered or placed into.
Highlights
Imagine all the different people who have been involved in the work before we see a news article
I argue that adopting a practice-theoretical research approach (e.g., Ahva, 2017a; Ryfe, 2018; Witschge & Harbers, 2018) may help us to better understand the dispersed nature of journalism and its long chain—or large web—of actors (Domingo & Le Cam, 2014)
We know that the actors in the news process comprise journalists in the traditional sense and, for example, technologists (Lewis & Westlund, 2015), citizens (Ahva, 2017b), hackers (Lewis & Usher, 2014), and data analysts (BelairGagnon & Holton, 2018)
Summary
Imagine all the different people who have been involved in the work before we see a news article. We know that the actors in the news process comprise journalists in the traditional sense (e.g., reporters or editors) and, for example, technologists (Lewis & Westlund, 2015), citizens (Ahva, 2017b), hackers (Lewis & Usher, 2014), and data analysts (BelairGagnon & Holton, 2018). These non-traditional journalism actors bring with them diverse but significant ingredients that shape what we eventually interpret as news: technical platforms or applications, eyewitness photos or viewpoints from afar, lines of code to gather data on the web, or information about news consumption habits that will influence future publication decisions
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