Interaction and user-generated content on online informative platforms

A comparison of journalists in Colombia, Peru and Ecuador1

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ID12928337
AuthorsDaniel Barredo Ibáñez (0000-0002-2259-0756, Universidad del Rosario, corresponding author), Karen Tatiana Pinto Garzón (0000-0002-9806-3389, Universidad del Rosario), Úrsula Freundt-Thurne (0000-0002-5983-3651, Peruvian University of Applied Sciences), Narcisa Medranda Morales (0000-0002-8191-9849, Politecnica Salesiana University)
Year2020
Volume12
Issue1
Pages99-117
Publication date2020-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCatalan Journal of Communication & Cultural Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1757-1898 • E-ISSN: 1757-1901
PublisherIntellect (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1386/cjcs_00016_1
OpenAlexW3027004354
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited20

Interactivity is among the main characteristics of online journalism because it helps to build bridges between the media, journalists and the users to whom the news is directed. This article, based on in-depth interviews with 35 journalists, examines the concept of interaction as understood by media sources in Colombia, Peru and Ecuador. These three countries are culturally and historically similar and have similar levels of Internet access. Most of the journalists indicated that they have adjusted their practice to incorporate some aspects of Internet-based interaction, such as social network presence and increased transparency to users. However, the media organizations for which they work have adopted few such procedures and maintain limited capacity to manage online participation. The journalists expressed their desire for the development of further ways to facilitate interaction with users

Digital media · Interactivity · Internet privacy · Internet users · Journalism · Media studies · Political science · Public relations · Social media · Sociology · The Internet · Transparency (behavior · Work (physics · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Engineering · Law · Media and Digital Communication · Media Studies and Communication · Social Media and Politics

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