Compressed dimensions in digital media occupations

Journalists in transformation

Bibliographic Data

ID7477137
AuthorsAmy Schmitz Wei (corresponding author), Amy Schmitz Weiss (San Diego State University), Vanessa De Macedo Higgins Joyce (0000-0001-5812-5912, University of Texas at Austin, USA,)
Year2009
Volume10
Issue5
Pages587-603
Publication date2009-09-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournalism (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1464-8849 • E-ISSN: 1741-3001
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1464884909106534
OpenAlexW2166758995
LanguageIT
Citations received28
References cited29

This study explores how much the concept of globalization via the internet is transforming the occupation of journalists. This research relied on the expertise of online journalists from Latin America, North America and Europe through their participation in three sets of online focus groups. Our findings pointed to a perception by these specific online journalists of a compressed social distance between themselves and the audience, as well as a more compact time dimension impacting the news cycle. This study supports similar findings of the roles, responsibilities and resources of media workers in other digital occupations, where requirements of multitasking and adaptability are necessary. This exploratory study aims to serve as a foundation to explain how this online medium is evolving and how online journalists perform and operate within it

Adaptability · Cognitive psychology · Digital media · Digital transformation · Dimension (graph theory · Exploratory research · Globalization · Human multitasking · Journalism · Latin Americans · Management · Media studies · Perception · Political science · Public relations · Social media · Social science · Sociology · The Internet · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Media Studies and Communication · Psychology · Public Relations and Crisis Communication · Social Media and Politics

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