Opening the Gates

Interactive and multimedia elements of newspaper websites in Latin America

Bibliographic Data

ID7499015
AuthorsIngrid Bachmann (0000-0002-2805-5148, corresponding author), Summer Harlow (0000-0001-6079-1439)
Year2011
Volume6
Issue2
Pages217-232
Publication date2011-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournalism Practice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1751-2786 • E-ISSN: 1751-2794
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17512786.2011.622165
OpenAlexW2109610043
LanguageEN
Citations received14
References cited30

In the light of newspapers’ struggle to maintain readers and viability in the digital era, this study aims to understand better how newspapers in Latin America are responding to this shift toward user-generated and multimedia content. Using a content analysis of 19 newspapers from throughout Latin America, this study found that newspaper websites are bringing citizens into the virtual newsroom on a limited basis, allowing them to interact with each other and with the newspaper but only to a modest degree. Thus, while all newspaper websites have some multimedia content and most have Facebook and Twitter accounts, few allow readers to report errors, submit their own content, or even contact reporters directly. Further, most online newspaper articles include photos, but video, audio and hyperlinks rarely are used. These results further our understanding of how online interactivity is changing the traditional role of journalists and how Latin America is responding to the challenge

Advertising · Business · Content analysis · Hyperlink · Interactivity · Latin Americans · Media studies · Multimedia · Newspaper · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Web page · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Media and Digital Communication · Media Studies and Communication · Social Media and Politics

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