Internet News Research Articles

SOLIPSISM AS A FACTOR IN CONTENT PERSONALIZATION: PRACTICE OF INTERNET JOURNALISM

There is little research on how online journalists work to convince the public, on how online media technologies work. This article presents the research results of theoretical research on the possibility of convincing users in the sociopolitical and socioeconomic aspects of understanding content. Therefore, many users are well aware of the creation and consumption of information within the functional boundaries of the Internet, analyzing the goal of identifying gaps in the individual meaning of the audience about the content. The objective of this article is to highlight the phenomenon of solipsism in online journalism as a standard postmodernist attempt of journalists to embed their own social experience in the individual space of man. As a results of processing the material, we came to the following conclusions. 1. The hypothesis of solipsism in online journalism assumes a certain level of civic competence. 2. The formation of strong organizational and content links between Internet media and its regular audience is generally identified by the interests, programs and forms of such actions that have value. 3. The production of online media of its own content prefers a clearly defined sociopolitical line, which leads to the suppression of idiosyncrasy, diversity and dissent. 4. The context of solipsism establishes the freedom of the audience up to its right to neglect the activities of the media in general. 5. The author can react painfully and effectively in any available way to the activities of any Internet publication. 6. The audience can act as a separate author-each content, which evaluates the practice of any online publication, using, in particular, places of mass communication.

HISTORY OF INTERNET JOURNALISM IN KARAKALPAKSTAN

This article says that with the advent of the Internet in Karakalpakstan, the Internet has become closer in the media, as well as the emergence of Internet journalism in Karakalpakstan.Digital journalism, also known as online journalism, is a contemporary form of journalism where editorial content is distributed via the Internet, as opposed to publishing via print or broadcast.

Early Marriage in Natuna Regency, Riau Archipelago Province in the Perspective of Legal Sociology

This research study aims to analyze the reasons for the increasing number of cases of early marriage in Natuna using social control theory, the impact that will arise as a result of early marriage and the efforts that can be made to control early marriage in Natuna. The research method used in this study is a literature study which is carried out by examining sources obtained from books, journals, as well as sources generated from internet news or using secondary data. It was found that the high rate of early marriage in Natuna was caused by a lack of parental control over children so that children carried out negative behaviors, namely getting pregnant out of wedlock. In the case of early marriages in Natuna, socialization has been carried out in schools but there is still an increase in early marriages in Natuna due to arranged marriages by parents, economy and socio-culture. Then the research obstacle was due to the method of writing a literature study, it was very difficult to add interviews and more recent information from local residents.

It’s not an encyclopedia, it’s a market of agendas: Decentralized agenda networks between Wikipedia and global news media from 2015 to 2020

Many innovative forms of media entered the online mediascape and can potentially set public agendas. This study drew on peer-produced news content on Wikipedia and theorized its unprecedented agenda building power within a network of diverse media sources. Adopting the network agenda-setting model, this study collected comprehensive global news coverage and Wikipedia coverage of top US political news events from 2015 to 2020. Time series analysis found that none of the media types (Wikipedia, elite media, and non-elite media) exhibited dominant agenda-setting power, while each of them can lead the agenda in certain circumstances. Wikipedia was a critical agenda setter for other media entities, and it also reflected the public’s collective evaluation of existing news agendas from multiple sources. This article proposed a multi-agent and multidirectional network architecture to describe agenda-setting relationships. We also highlighted four unique characteristics of Wikipedia that matter for digital journalism.

Performing Transparency in vlog News: Self-disclosure of Chinese Journalists in vlog Reporting on COVID-19

ABSTRACT This study examines Chinese journalists’ use of video blogs (vlog) for news reporting during the COVID-19 pandemic. Situated within the “visual turn” of storytelling in the digital era, the vlog has risen in popularity as an audiovisual format on social media and video-sharing platforms, attracting followers’ attention through its attributes of apparent authenticity and intimacy. Journalists have also been riding the wave by employing the amateur-style vlog for professional purposes. Based on a case study of 224 journalists’ vlogs about the Wuhan lockdown, we found that the j-vlog, as a hybrid form of professional-amateur reporting, affords an alternative space for journalists to perform journalistic transparency through self-disclosure of their life and work routines, increasing intimacy and engagement with audiences. This study contributes to current research in innovative practices of digital journalism and expands existing debates on journalistic transparency by delineating its nuances in different digital news formats and national contexts.

Transnational Dominican Activism

Dominican-descended people in the United States are one of the most dynamic Spanish-speaking, Caribbean, and Latin American ethnic and cultural communities in the United States. Whether in the Dominican Republic or as members of a transnational community, the Dominican population is one with a long and rich history of challenging the powers that be, unjust acts, and oppressive laws within the communities they inhabit through their civic engagement. This essay aims to address one question: as Dominican society and the world have largely evolved, what has been the role of U.S.-based online media in sustaining, disseminating and rescuing the long tradition of civic involvement and struggle exemplified by Dominicans at home and abroad? To answer that question, we explore the role of the ongoing online Dominican-centric magazine ESENDOM to demonstrate how online journalism documents activism within the Dominican community. ESENDOM and similar media have filled gaps that the mainstream media has failed to fulfill as there is a media blackout on the Dominican Republic and its people. This project is one about activism. This humanistic project documents some of the most important social movements to take place in the Dominican Republic and the United States in the past thirteen years (2009-2022), coinciding with the founding of ESENDOM in 2009. This project will present a timeline and an attempt to chart a chronology of political dissent and social struggles within Dominican communities in the United States and the Dominican Republic.

‘The first to report wins’: The McDonaldization of digital journalism in Turkey

Ritzer’s McDonaldization theory is based on the idea that the business model of the McDonald’s has exceeded the context of restaurants and reached almost all aspects of social life. The presence of McDonaldization is still felt in many different business lines around the world. In this study, it is aimed to discuss whether the traces of McDonaldization are seen in digital journalism in Turkey. Within the scope of the study, which is exploratory rather than generalizing, semi-structured interviews were conducted with news editors from Turkey’s top three most visited news websites, according to SimilarWeb’s November 2019 data. The data obtained were subjected to thematic analysis. Accordingly, in digital journalism in Turkey, there are traces of efficiency, calculability, predictability, control and irrationality of rationality which constitute the dimensions of McDonaldization. It has been emphasized that the McDonaldization theory has the potential to explain the problems of digital journalism in Turkey, such as the decrease in the quality of news, the standardization of news websites and the alienation of news editors from their own products.

Effects of Online Journalism Presidenri.Go.Id Towards Public Opinion in Vaccine System (Case: Acceptance of Covid-19 Vaccine)

Hasil data dari sumber Covid.go.id pada 20 Maret 2021, menunjukkan program vaksinasi yang diselenggarakan pemerintah tidak mencapai target yang diinginkan. Program vaksinasi memiliki tujuan untuk membentuk herd immunity yang cukup untuk masyarakat. Namun realitanya pada program vaksinasi yang pertama hanya 5.124.948 masyarakat yang di vaksin dari target 181.554.465 masyarakat. Presiden Joko Widodo kemudian pada Rabu, 13 Januari 2021 melakukan aksi menjadi penerima vaksin perdana Covid-19 dan dirilis aksi tersebut di presidenri.go.id. agar masyarakat percaya dan merasa aman terhadap vaksinasi Masalah penelitian adalah apakah terdapat pengaruh jurnalistik online presidenri.go.id dalam membentuk opini masyarakat terhadap keamanan vaksin. Metode penelitian menggunakan jenis penelitian kuantitatif dengan pendekatan penelitian studi kasus berdasarkan teori jurnalistik online dan teori opini publik dengan penarikan sampel menggunakan non-probability sampling dengan cara purposive sampling. Data diperoleh dengan menyebarkan kuesioner kepada 100 responden yang merupakan Masyarakat DKI Jakarta dan telah membaca presidenri.go.id. Berdasarkan analisis yang dilakukan, diperoleh hasil bahwa terdapat pengaruh jurnalistik online presidenri.go.id tentang Presiden Jokowi sebagai penerima vaksin Covid-19 terhadap pembentukan opini publik masyarakat DKI Jakarta mengenai keamanan vaksin Covid-19 dengan pengaruh paling tinggi pada aspek non-lienarity dan cognition.

Promoting community-based surveillance of economically important invasive species in lower-income economies: a case study of the suckermouth catfish (Pterygoplichthys pardalis) in Bangladesh

The distribution of invasive species in lower-income economies is relatively poorly understood, and many countries do not actively curate a list of species invasions or have programs to monitor or mitigate the effects of non-native species within their borders. Methods leveraging new technologies and expanding access to the internet may offer the opportunity to support low-cost and large-scale monitoring efforts. Here, we demonstrate how the use of online news coverage can support initial attempts to map the distribution of an economically-important, non-native freshwater fish in Bangladesh (Ptergoplichthys sp.), which is native to tropical regions of South America. By initiating new collaborations between the scientific and online journalism communities, governments and organizations may be able to enhance their abilities to map the distribution of non-native species and develop new programs to support public awareness of species invasion at relatively low cost.

How online collaboration software shapes control at work? Evidence from news organizations

PurposeOnline collaboration software (OCS), such as Slack and Microsoft Teams, has become widespread among news organizations as these tools help news workers collaborate across different locations and make communication more efficient inside newsrooms. While such technologies are increasingly employed as teamwork productivity boosters, the authors’ knowledge of their potential role in shaping control mechanisms and power dynamics within news work is limited. This paper addresses how different types of control may emerge within virtual newsrooms being operated by OCS. The purpose of this paper is to address this issue.Design/methodology/approachThe paper employs an interview-based qualitative method and provides evidence gathered from 20 interviews with digital journalists and media managers representing 11 online news media in Switzerland.FindingsThe findings reveal how OCS could lead to various control mechanisms in the workplace by directing, evaluating and disciplining journalists in specific ways. This study suggests that while OCS can be valuable in boosting collaborations among news staff, it might create a situation where journalists are less able to focus on their work and creative activities. Most importantly, OCS bolsters an “always-on” work culture in news media and removes obstacles for employers and managers to invade journalists' space, time and mind.Originality/valueBy focusing on three aspects of control mechanisms, including direction, evaluation and discipline, this paper contributes to a better understanding of the role of OCS in shaping control and power dynamics within news media organizations.

Open and commercial tools to generate a digital interactive story in journalism: systematic review and features analysis

ABSTRACT The constant technological advances are transferred to the area of journalism with significant contributions to the production of innovative formats adapted to the multimedia, interactive and multiplatform scenario. Since interactive narrative journalism is one of the trends of digital journalism, it is necessary to approach the offer of services that facilitate the journalistic creation of dynamic and interactive journalistic contents. The main objective is to analyze web programs and applications for the creation and publication of interactive digital narratives. Based on the PRISMA systematic review methodology, a total of 15 programs and web applications were identified after reading 28 articles and examination of 54 webpages with value in interactive digital journalism. Five are open-source applications, which invite the community to continue developing improvements that make these tools innovative and adaptable to future changes. Our study reveals the highly valued functionalities, such as the capacity for data analysis and teamwork, among others that allow the integration of 360° multimedia, the management of the interaction map, the preview in different output formats, such as tablet or mobile. However, there is a lack of journalistic roles in these tools that let them coordinate and optimise the publication process to produce the final news.

South Africa enters the second wave of xenophobic violence: the rise of anti-immigrant organisations in South Africa

ABSTRACT Based on an analysis of authenticated YouTube videos and Internet news reports, this article argues that South Africa has entered the second wave of xenophobic violence targeting mainly black immigrants from other African countries. What makes this wave unique is the fact that organised formations that are relentless in their campaigns against immigrants have used various strategies and tactics, such as marches, protest actions, and social media, to identify or position immigrants as the cause of crime, poverty, and unemployment in South Africa. This phenomenon of organisations that have formal structures and leaders that are primarily formed to target immigrants in South Africa is still emerging and therefore little has been written on the topic, making it an under-researched area. The article contends that crime, economic decay, unemployment, poverty, and the general social and economic instability, and the organic crisis in general have led to the formation of anti-immigrant organisations.

The shift towards knowledge production in digital journalism in the context of media convergence

The data-driven world of today has gradually become one of the most impactful features of the 21st century. The article looks at the development of digital journalism and its prospects in recent years, and examines digital journalism with the aim of providing some insights and implications for the ongoing media convergence and knowledge production transformation in China.

Заманауи журналистиканың жаңа үрдістері

Since the creation of new media, this industry has not lost its relevance, but, on the contrary, is in demand as an object of research. The reason for this is that, along with its own functions of the media, it makes a significant contribution to the development of the world of spirituality. The new trend creates interactivity, flexibility, speed, fragmentation of the audience and convergence of many environments within it. Virtual movement through social and intellectual spaces, the emergence of cybernetic culture, and the infinity of knowledge creation and dissemination have increased. It can be a means of personal and mass communication. The subject of this article is the study of the links between online journalism and new media journalism, the influence of a dynamic environment on traditional journalism and the process of creating new signs of the profession. The phenomenon of objectivity associated with this type of journalism is discussed. New trends in modern journalism will be studied in detail using methods of comprehensive analysis, differentiation and new methods of modern journalism that control the flow of information in the era of the global era will be considered. In addition, when studying the trends of modern journalism, the focus is on business strategies, the creation of new business models, marketing and branding strategies. For example, although debates in Japan are an “internal conversation” in the media industry, there are many interesting surveys and studies on the connection between the Internet, journalism and democratic society in Western countries. For example, the Pew Research Center, a nonprofit social research organization in the United States, has been studying the impact of the Internet on journalism and society for more than 10 years. As a result, a large amount of data was collected at the Pew Internet & American Life Project research centers, and extensive discussions and research unfolded using them.

Potential Risk of Overlooking Biased Reporting of Vaccination against Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019: Lessons from Japan's Experience with the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine.

Vaccination is a crucial and evidence-based measure against novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) implemented worldwide, including in Japan, where more than 67% of the population has received more than three doses of vaccination as of February 2023. Although some common adverse reactions of the vaccine, such as fever and arm pain, have been reported, serious adverse reactions resulting in death, such as myocarditis and Guillain-Barré syndrome, are rare. However, the biased reporting of the adverse reactions of the COVID-19 vaccine in the Japanese media has recently become more frequent, which is similar to the past biased reporting on the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. Previously, the media's biased reporting on the HPV vaccine caused public mistrust in vaccines, leading to a drop in vaccination rates in Japan. Thus, overlooking the sensational reporting of the media on the current COVID-19 vaccine may potentially influence people's health behavior and awareness in the long run. Actually, experts worldwide agree that the COVID-19 vaccine is safe, and the media reports are inconsistent with the observations. Thus, it is necessary to urge the media to release accurate information to prevent tragedies caused by biased reporting. Moreover, it is essential to correct misinformation in reporting, disseminate accurate information from media outlets, such as Internet news and video-sharing sites, and promote awareness among people to support the vaccination rate against COVID-19.

Мобилография – медиадағы жаңа құбылыс

Today's media not only spread information, but also create interesting news that we can watch, listen to and read by viewing our audiovisual creations using our small mobile devices. This trend usually coincides with modern searches in the media sphere. Therefore, mobile journalism is gaining momentum not only abroad, but also in Kazakhstan. Young journalists who are passionate about the possibilities of new media, and those who want to work in the field of media in the future, react especially to this. They prove that, as before, there is no need to sit in front of large portable computers, monitors. Through their small mobile devices in their hands, they can shoot, edit and create high-quality media products. Our article says that mobilography is one of such modern phenomena. We can say that this is a new direction in electronic journalism. At first it appeared as a genre of photography and in a short time gained popularity among millions of amateur photographers. And this was followed by skeptical interest, creating an image among photography professionals. Now, in this process, television filming has also begun to be done.

Media contributions to the health of LGBTI+ people: a socio-discursive analysis of e-news in digital journalism

Media contributions to the health of LGBTI+ people: a socio-discursive analysis of e-news in digital journalism

Impact of short videos on digital journalism in social media

Impact of short videos on digital journalism in social media

Fair-News: Digital Journalism Model to Prevent Information Pollution and Manipulation

As digital data circulation increases, information pollution and manipulation in journalism have become more prevalent. In this study, a new digital journalism model is designed to contribute to the solution of the main current problems, such as information pollution, manipulation, and accountability in digital journalism. The model uses blockchain technology due to its transparency, immutability, and traceability. However, it is tough to provide the mechanisms necessary for journalism, such as updating one piece of information, instantly updating all other information affected by the updated information, establishing logical relationships between news, making quick comparisons, sorting and indexing news, and keeping the changing information about the news in the system, with the blockchain data structure. For this reason, in our study, we have developed a new data structure that provides both the immutability, transparency and traceability properties of the blockchain and can support the communication mechanisms necessary for journalism. The functionality of our proposed data structure is demonstrated in terms of communication mechanisms such as mutability, context, consistency, and reliability through example scenarios. Additionally, our data structure is compared with the data structure of blockchain technology in terms of time, space, and maintenance costs. Accordingly, while the model size increases linearly in blockchain, the model’s size remains approximately constant since the structure we developed is data-independent. In this way, maintenance costs are reduced. Since our model also has an indexing mechanism, it reduces the linear time search complexity to logarithmic time. As a result, the data structure we developed is found to have higher performance than blockchain in the journalism concept. In future studies, it is planned to test all aspects of the model with a pilot application, eliminate its shortcomings, and develop a holistic approach to the root causes of the problems in the journalism focus.

Journalism is in Extreme Terms. Transformation of Genres

Introduction. Military topics, problems of survival and prospects of victory have become leading in the materials of modern ZMK. A huge array of information needs scientific analysis. The topicality of the topic is due to drastic, sometimes unpredictable changes in public consciousness, which caused an adequate reaction in publications in domestic ZMK. The depiction and analysis of extreme events in which the heroes of reports, articles, and essays act require a new method of collecting and analyzing facts. The novelty consists first of all in the formulation and actualization of the problem itself, since up to now mostly cursory questions and individual nuances of the global problem have been clarified. The task of scientific understanding and extrapolation to the practice of transforming genres in the extreme conditions of wartime could not arise earlier due to objective reasons. The goal is to try to grasp the essence and significance for the next critical understanding, ethical and aesthetic perception of new genre varieties that have arisen as a result of extreme events. Task. To single out certain genres of print and Internet journalism that have changed the most recently, to characterize the characteristic features of this transformation. Research methods. The introductory part of the work is based on the historical and comparative method. The second part of scientific intelligence includes the monitoring method. The hermeneutic method came in handy when it was necessary to analyze complicated stylistic constructions in the latest genre forms. Research results and prospects. The main conclusion of the study is the ascertainment of the fact of the transformation of the genre system in the extreme conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war. The analysis of the empirical material proved that informative and journalistic and analytical journalistic materials have changed both quantitatively and qualitatively. The author sees further prospects for the study of the problem in the deepening and expanded interpretation of the already outlined topics. The problem of analyzing new editions also seems promising.