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Influence of the Blogosphere on Media Agenda: The Case of Swiss French Journalists Covering International Events
ISSN
2241-2891
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2013-06-12
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Abstract
When bloggers are analogous to reporters, some of their working principles can challenge traditional professional standards such as conversation with the audience, transparency in the reporting process or even participation in news production. In other word, the blogosphere has strengthened the belief that the Internet is transforming journalistic practices. In order to contribute to the debate on the influences of weblogs and social media on journalism, this paper focuses on a preliminary understanding of key relationship between Swiss French media covering international news events and the blogosphere. Blogs and social media seem to play a greater role in international news events than in other form of reportage: (1) they are complementary, (2) they add value, (3) they can be a source of information, (4) they report on events that are not covered by the mainstream media and (5) they revive information of past/forgotten conflicts. However, the quality of sources has a determinant role in the use of the blogosphere among journalists. The study also offers suggestions on how journalistic values and practices influence Swiss French media's choices of coverage of international news events. Main factors quoted by respondents were lack of time and space and the concept of mimicry and proxemics. Conclusions support the idea that new generations of journalists are willing to establish opportunities for blogs to be integrated into mainstream media routines.
Language
English
Keywords
blogosphere
social media
agenda-setting
gatekeeping
war
reporting
reporting
Swiss French journalists.
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
HSG Profile Area
SoM - Business Innovation
Refereed
Yes
Book title
ATINER's Conference Paper Series
Publisher
ATINER
Publisher place
Athen
Start page
5
End page
18
Pages
14
Event Title
11th Annual International Conference on Communication and Mass Media
Event Location
Athens
Event Date
13.-16.05.2013
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Eprints ID
228561