Multimedia Journalism Research Articles

Maintaining the Free Flow of Information. A Manifesto-like Intervention for Practice-Based Research in Academic Training Programs for Multimedia Journalism

With a changing media landscape in mind, this article takes a closer look at academic training standards for journalists. Focusing on multimedia production and innovative science, it analyses the impact on business models, resources and working conditions. As an interventionist appeal, it argues in favour of practice-based research and new training methods. Key demands include a greater awareness of the democratic role of journalism, ethical sensitivity and sustainable funding. By interweaving theory, practice and politics, this Manifesto-like paper aims to strengthen the profession of journalism and build a bridge between academia and practical training.

მულტიმედიური ჟურნალისტიკის განვითარება საქართველოში

As a result of the modernization of the information space and various information technologies, we have the opportunity to watch wars, natural disasters, sports events and others on television. Every day we receive international news from all over the world. A characteristic feature of the Internet today is media convergence, the technological fusion of content in various mass media. In recent years, the Internet has truly become a hub of convergence, a place where music, television shows, radio stations, newspapers, magazines, books, and movies are created, distributed, and presented. Today, computers and mobile phones are the most popular digital devices for online convergence, which can themselves create or stream books, movies, music, video games, and any other form of digital media. Today's global media market does not consist of any particular place, space or habit, it no longer has dimensions such as time and borders. It is permanently established in the digital world and cyberspace, on the screens of all computers and interactive televisions connected to the Internet, as well as mobile phones and still unbelievable inventions. In the digital age, where technologies are evolving every day, it is very important to adapt to innovations and news in time. In the modern world, the introduction of technological innovations in the means of mass communication is taking place rapidly, which has completely changed the forms of information dissemination. Today, accuracy, promptness, flexibility and interactivity are the key elements of modern multimedia journalism.

DIGITALIZATION PROCESS AND CHANGES IN MEDIA LANDSCAPE

Journalism nowadays is more challenging than ever before. The questions raised here are essential for the future of journalism and all those who believe that journalism matters.News is defined as how power flows through media organizations, influencing what journalists choose to present to their audiences and how they present it and then, in turn, what their audiences do with it. The digital age changes many journalism events, showing us that the text could even be written by artificial intelligence. Several challenges are critical. The digital era moves media companies from positions where they were gatekeepers and creators of the news agenda to platforms where companies control audiences. Social media and platforms allow audiences to collect information from many sources. Unfortunately, to live in an era of fake news and a crowd of information, at the same time, means to losing the war for journalism, and in the worstcase, losing public trust. On the other side, the business model of media organizations weakens professional journalism, as it is faced with commercial and political pressure resulting in more diverse news than ever.The shifts in news consumption are even more pronounced if one looks at the age of news consumers. There is a massive generation gap, with young people far more likely to seek information on digital platforms and older people more reliant on traditional media.Simultaneously, it is morecostly to produce news for traditional media outlets that send reporters to news hot spots worldwide, take time for in-depth reporting projects and hire more expensive and experienced journalists.So, even, the so called, old media, if they want to survive, they must turn to multimedia So, the new era, demands new skills. A journalist needs to know how to write a story. News programs are so interesting because they have a form of storytelling, a vital technique for every period. However, nowadays, more important is to visualize and put the text about a video. Also, todays journalists are 24/7 online, and they produce news rapidly, first on the website then maybe on Twitter (old name for X) and other social media channels. Therefore, multimedia journalism is about more than multimedia.In spite of all new technologies, one thing will be always, more important.Onecan not be a good journalist if he/she is not curious. With all of the available tools, journalists need to understand how to use them technically and comprehend how each multimedia format can best be used for storytelling.

STUDY ON CHARACTERISTICS OF MEGASTORY CATEGORY ON NEWS OF VIETNAM NEWS AGENCY

The baotintuc.vn website is a newspaper belonging to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA). Following the new trend of the press, this newspaper officially launched the website www.baotintuc.vn on December 17, 2010 to support information for newspapers and expand the audience. When researching this topic, the researchers selected Megastory articles on the baotintuc.vn online newspaper for the survey. The study would examine 74 articles in the Megastory category in a 12-month period in 2020. From this respect, it aims to generalize the characteristics of content and form of this genre with various fields. The findings revealed that the content and form characteristics in Megastory articles have been asserting themselves in the world's multimedia journalism trends, meeting public tastes nationwide and worldwide as well.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/soc/0046/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

Vietnam’s Online Newspaper Development Trend in the Context of Social Media

According to statistics from the Ministry of Information and Communications, as of December 2022, the whole country has 127 news agencies; 670 journal agencies (there are 327 journals of political theory and science, 72 journals of literature and art); 72 radio and television agencies. Personnel operating in the field of journalism are about 41,000 people, of which the radio and television sector is approximately 16,500 people. Compared with 2021, personnel is relatively stable and the number of personnel granted journalist cards increases significantly. There have been 19,356 cases of being granted journalist cards. It is easy for the public to check the names of long-term online newspapers and major readers such as “VnExpress,” “Dan Tri,” “Vietnamplus,” “VietNamNet,” etc. The emergence of multimedia journalism is an important step towards shaping the new type of digital storytelling and the future of journalism. In the process of renovation, the Vietnamese press is also gradually transforming and approaching new media products (Long-form/E-Magazine/Megastory) that show long, in-depth stories and multi-purpose writing, photos, audio, video, photographers, etc. According to “Vietnamplus” – a press agency leading this trend, when you first bring this type of work to the public, it is unexpected that these works are received more strongly than other types of media. We use questionnaires to build public perceptions and observations as journalists working for five major online newspapers in Vietnam. The data is taken from in-depth interviews with journalists, editors, editorial staff, and editors-in-chief of five major online newspapers in Vietnam. We choose the sample according to the sampling method of the case. In the context of social media, Vietnam’s online newspapers have developed and changed significantly. These findings will enrich and have a typical impact by clarifying two main contradictions that exist in Vietnam’s online newspapers. Those are conflicts between news products, regular articles and media products, e-magazines, megastory and conflicts in organizations producing online newspapers. From there, the article looks at how Vietnam’s online newspaper is going to grow, how it uses visual reporting, and how excited journalists and press managers are about it.

Internet Affordances and Multimedia Journalism Practices in the Romanian Online Press

Internet Affordances and Multimedia Journalism Practices in the Romanian Online Press

Жанрово-тематическая специфика авторских трэвел-блогов

Online travel blogs are a phenomenon of auteur journalism. This article describes the genre specifics of Russian-language travel blogs posted on Youtube video hosting and its development prospects. The new multimedia journalism is highly adaptable, mobile, feasible, and independent. Travel writers used to be limited to a narrow segment of TV channels and magazines; modern travel bloggers develop their own style and do not have to conform to that of the editorial board. The research featured such travel bloggers as Anton Ptushkin, Leonid Pashkovsky, and Anton Lyadov. Each blog proved to be unique it its topics, genres, and methods of presentation, which means that this sector of auteur journalism has a great potential.

Genotype, nature of fact and its developmental processes

The technological component is now freely and intensively penetrating the format of modern journalism. New concepts and methods have emerged. The nature of mass media has changed, a synthetic, multifunctional world is systematically demonstrated in the information space. Now the journalistic community has come close to perceiving the world of nature and the social environment through the lenses of pluralistic scientific knowledge. It is clear that new thinking in journalism is based not only on today's situational novelty, but its historical roots go back to the distant past. Hence, the relevance and continuity of the ideas of ancient thinkers and modern scientists about the origin of facts, events and phenomenon starts from there. The main idea and the subject of this academic article are the study of nature and the origin of the fact as such. Scientific and practical significance of research work: the authors of the article seek to trace the course of the origin of the organic matter of the fact, as the primary microelement in the formation of stage information. For the maximum disclosure of the topic, the methods of general scientific interpretation (comments), comparative analysis, description and empiricism (meta-analysis) were used. In the course of the study, new results on the natural and artificial nature of information were achieved, the structure of matter objects was integrated with facts, and original graphic drawings of global communicative consciousness a modern system of mass media were born. Thanks to this study, in our opinion, the conceptual complex of journalism will be enriched, its scientific potential will increase, and the spatial range will expand. This article will pave the way to new research areas. New theoretical concepts will be introduced in the field of scientific journalism, analytical journalism and multimedia journalism. New research will be carried out in such areas of journalism as factology, textbooks in this new field will be issued. Keywords: fact, genome, quantum, mega-world, macro-world, micro-world, returning of time.

Strategies and Trends in Development of Modern Mass Media in Globalization Processes: a Regional Aspect

The article deals with the formation and specifics of the development of new media in the Lipetsk region. Attention is focused on the problems of globalization and modification of regional mass media at the present stage. The results of a comparative analysis of traditional and new media in terms of convergence are presented. The question is raised about the multimediaization of journalism, the transition of traditional publications to an online format and the transformation of the types of information consumption by the audience. Particular attention is paid to the changes taking place in the local media of the Lipetsk region as a result of media convergence. The novelty of the study is expressed in a comprehensive analysis of trends and determination of the prospects for the development of regional media. The relevance of the study is due to the active expansion of the processes of media convergence, multimedia journalism, the transition of traditional publications to Internet platforms. It is proved that the development of communication technologies has led to the modification of the media, globalization and convergence factors determine the formation of a modern media system. The information and communication aspect of globalization is most manifested in the processes of interconnection and interdependence of objects and phenomena, the development of ICT, the integration of mass media, the increase in the number of global media and the growing role of the Internet.

Advertising Special Project in Online Media: Characteristics of Phenomenon in Russian Research

A review of Russian studies, which are devoted to the study of the content and structural features of advertising special projects, is made. This phenomenon is at the intersection of multimedia journalism, digital marketing and Public Relations. It has not yet received a clear definition and does not have a strict classification due to the dynamic development within the last decade (since the first examples of special projects appeared in 2012). At the same time, special projects can be called one of the permanent areas of the editorial offices work of modern Russian online media. Creating special projects for brands allows the media to maintain self-sufficiency by providing a creative and most effective advertising service. An overview of the Russian scientists’ opinion on the distinctive characteristics of the special project from other journalistic materials is included in the article. It contains options for interpreting the definition of “advertising special project” and options for the kinds and types of the phenomenon. It is concluded that researchers attribute special projects to non-standard media materials, note their integrative nature, attraction to multimedia and the mandatory presence of marketing goals.

The impact of multimedia journalism on ageism in television news: Commodification and the anxiety of ageing in the newsroom

Television news corporations changed their work roles from a tradition of team production to a ‘one-man-band’ method of production. Many veteran reporters are hesitant to accept the new methodology. This study intended to examine how television news reporters adjusted to more work demands and new technologies. A questionnaire was combined with participant observation for analysis. The participants included 289 television journalists, selected from local affiliates throughout the United States. The results indicate that there is preference for younger workers and burnout occurring to all age groups. This study explores the commodification of the profession in terms of labour value.

Seeing the (in)justice of sustainability: Visualizing inequality at the centre of climate change communication

This Special Issue focuses on issues of sustainability and its (potential) effect(s) on widening inequalities. It does so through discussions on visual and digital communication, including documentary filmmaking, photojournalism, cartography and citizen multimedia journalism, with a broad geographic span. The issue is comprised of two sets of scholarly approaches. The first set includes perhaps more conventionally arranged articles that align with the Special Issue theme, while the second set is steeped in intersections of theory and practice as short essays, revolving around visualizations that articulate veiled senses of inequalities in sustainability discourses.

Forms of Multimedia Journalism: Bulgarian National Radio in Virtual Space

The article aims to make a short theoretical overview of the concept of "multimedia journalism", going through the reasons for its emergence, definitions and its development. The transformation with the advent of the Internet changes not only the forms of representation and construction of media content, but also the role of journalists and the audience. These processes are also discussed and described in the article. By means of the multimedia forms of journalism mentioned in the theoretical part of the research, an analysis of the presentation of the Bulgarian National Radio in a virtual environment is made. At the end of the article, the conclusions of the analysis are synthesized and recommendations are formulated based on the collected scientific knowledge to improve the presentation of the Bulgarian public radio on the Internet.

Mediaesthetic Code of Journalistic Materials of a social nature (by the Example of Special Projects of the Internet Edition «Takie Dela»)

On the example of the materials of the Internet publication «Takie Dela» (These things), the author considers the formation of a media aesthetic code in the materials of a social orientation. The work is clearly structured. It consists of introduction, conclusion and four parts: multimedia journalism; special projects — to the definition of the concept; media aesthetic code and analysis of the materials of the Internet publication «Takie Dela». Each of the paragraphs can be considered as an independent unit, at the same time explaining and forming the whole text of the presented article. The main methods of research were the method of continuous sampling (at the stage of formation of the empirical base); content analysis method, case study and method of media aesthetic analysis of the text (at the stage of analysis of materials included in the research base), analysis and generalization (at the stage of preparing the conclusions of the study). The theoretical and methodological basis of the study is represented by scientific works in such areas as genres and formats of journalism, code theory, media aesthetics and media aesthetic code. The results of the performed media aesthetic analysis demonstrate that socially oriented special projects have a hybrid form of material organization, monochrome in the choice of color scheme, descriptiveness and figurativeness in the design of the content of the material.

Возникновение и становление мультимедийных площадок и конвергентной журналистики Республики Армения и Российской Федерации

The article examines the historical prototypes and stages of the formation of multimedia journalism in the Republic of Armenia and the Russian Federation. We could start the countdown of the history of multimedia journalism in Armenia and Russia beginning from 1994 (since the registration of the ‘.ru’ and ‘.am’ domains).

Metro Dailies in the Age of Multimedia Journalism

Metro Dailies in the Age of Multimedia Journalism

Techniques and technologies journalist training

Modern approaches to the training of media specialists are undergoing significant changes, as evi- denced by scientific forums of journalists (researchers and practitioners) with the inclusion of sociolo- gists, philosophers, political scientists, PR managers in the dialogue; representatives of different branches of the media space (financial, legal journalism). After the introduction of the course «Multimedia Journal- ism» into the curriculum of secondary schools, the voices of teachers are «heard». During the creative examination for admission to the Faculty of Journalism, for the applicant the main criterion for choosing the specialty «Journalism»: «I want to become a journalist: I love and know how to communicate.» However, after admission and study, there are often cases of disappointment. It is important for the teacher to establish the reasons for the decline in interest in the profession, to minimize risks and improve the quality of teaching. Recall that a professional journalist in the regional media is assigned a much greater measure of social responsibility. Journalist represents the «fourth estate» in the  country, defending the interests of the people and the democratic principles of society. The purpose of our research within the framework of the article is to identify relevant and interactive learning models in journalism based on the experience of diagnosing thinking, technical, technological skills and student motivation. For a number of years, a student, studying at the Faculty of Journalism, asks himself the following questions: is it necessary to study journalism; is this profession so interesting and prestigious; Is there high competition among specialists? The authors analyzed various modern trends of a successful media personality and, finally, came to the conclusion that this category of students did not have the skill to write texts correctly. In the course of our research, we have identified four levels of conditional «identification» of a future media specialist: 1) applicant «no-name»; 2) freshman hesitant; 3) a doubting senior student; 4) the graduate is «in trend». In the course of observation, we have established: already from the middle of the second year, the specialty – journalism is not considered by students as a profession for life. Accordingly, at each stage, we have determined: the focus of observation, developed educational content and behavioral model. Working hypothesis: if at each stage «lay a creative» component, which, with basic skills and a new educational policy, guarantees a competitive specialist by the end of the faculty. The result of the study can be considered a study of the model of the formation of journalists in the system: university-creativity- practice, based on multimedia and the principles of effective communication. Key words: methodology; integrative technologies; professional practices; strategy; the media sphere. &nbsp

Journalism Students and Information Consumption in the Era of Fake News

Technological platforms, such as social media, are disrupting traditional journalism, as a result the access to high-quality information by citizens is facing important challenges, among which, disinformation and the spread of fake news are the most relevant one. This study approaches how journalism students perceive and assess this phenomenon. The descriptive and exploratory research is based on a hybrid methodology: Two matrix surveys of students and a focus group of professors (n = 6), experts in Multimedia Journalism. The first survey (n = 252), focused on students’ perception of fake news, the second (n = 300) aims at finding out the type of content they had received during the recent confinement caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Results show that most of the students prefer online media as a primary source of information instead of social media. Students consider that politics is the main topic of fake news, which, according to the respondents, are mainly distributed by adult users through social networks. The vast majority believe that fake news are created for political interests and a quarter of the sample considers that there is a strong ideological component behind disinformation strategies. Nonetheless, the study also reveals that students do not trust in their ability to distinguish between truthful and false information. For this reason, this research concludes, among other aspects, that the promotion of initiatives and research to promote media literacy and news literacy are decisive in the training of university students.

ЛОНГРИД: СПЕЦИФІКА ПОДАЧІ МАТЕРІАЛІВ В УКРАЇНСЬКИХ ЗМК

<p><strong><em>The purpose</em></strong><em> of the research is to identificate the peculiarities of the construction of the longread in the Ukrainian media.</em></p><pre><strong><em>Research methodology. </em></strong><em>The research used methods of analysis and synthesis, content analysis, observation, and survey. With the help of content analysis, materials were selected, the content of longreads, primary and secondary documentary elements, which became the basis of longreads, was processed, it was found that most often journalists build longreads as interviews and reports. With the help of an expert survey, the features and prospects for the longread were identified.</em></pre><p><strong><em>Results. </em></strong><em>The article analyzes the features of the method of presenting multimedia stories in longread format in the Ukrainian media. Attention is focused on journalistic tools for creating a longread, primary and secondary structural elements that fill materials, topics that are most often written in the form of a longread. It has been established that Ukrainian longreads are characterized by entertainment and brightness of content; there is often a tendency to use text, photos, rarely videos and infographics.</em></p><p><em>A number of longreads from all-Ukrainian media were analyzed and it was concluded that they have different structural elements, such as: slide shows, audio podcasts, videos, background images for each section, active arrows for easy viewing, valid links to additional material. Sound elements create the effect of the presence of the recipient (as in a reportage). Everyone can repost this material to their own profile on social networks</em><em>, </em><em>such as Facebook and Twitter.</em></p><p><strong><em>Novelty. </em></strong><em>The scientific novelty of this research includes analysis of the following: features of the longreads published on the 1+1, Focus.ua, The Ukrainians web sites; the tools journalists use to create them; the predictions of theorists and practicing journalists about the future development of the longread.</em></p><p><strong><em>Practical significance. </em></strong><em>The research results can be used in further study of cross-media, convergent, multimedia and noomedy journalism. </em></p><p><strong><em>Key words:</em></strong><strong> </strong><em>modified genres, longread, hyperlink, slide show, interactive map.</em></p>

Mediada multimedia jurnalistikasına uyğunlaşma meylləri

The presented article discusses the changes in the modern media in the process of adaptation to multimedia journalism. The process of adaptation in- fluenced the structure of newsrooms and the duties of journalists. As a result of the process, new definitions have emerged. In the article, multimedia journalists considered the main images of the period of multimedia journalism were men- tioned. They have similarities with the “universal journalist” definition. On the other hand, the article describes how the changing media is integrated into multimedia journalism with the demands of the modern audience. The article is based on journalism theorists' books and academic writings on multimedia journalism. In the research process, the analysis was carried out on the basis of samples, and the results obtained were noted at the end of the study.