News content online: patterns and norms under convergence dynamics
Journal
Journalism
Date Issued
February 4, 2015
Author(s)
DOI
10.1177/1464884913517657
Abstract
The article investigates evolutionary trends in online news presentation and delivery
in the light of convergence dynamics. The case study of Greece is an example of how
convergence ideas are ‘normalised’ in the actual content due to countering forces exercised
by the dominant professional culture and organisational models in the news business. The
findings provide evidence that the outcomes of this new culture of high interconnectivity
that come along with convergence cannot be ignored even in countries with no advanced
employment of its potentialities. At the same time, questions on whether, under conditions
of scarce resources and a weak journalistic culture, convergence affordances actually
create spaces for a more open and inclusive journalism or are used mainly as vehicles for
economic survival, smothering any other potential, are raised.
in the light of convergence dynamics. The case study of Greece is an example of how
convergence ideas are ‘normalised’ in the actual content due to countering forces exercised
by the dominant professional culture and organisational models in the news business. The
findings provide evidence that the outcomes of this new culture of high interconnectivity
that come along with convergence cannot be ignored even in countries with no advanced
employment of its potentialities. At the same time, questions on whether, under conditions
of scarce resources and a weak journalistic culture, convergence affordances actually
create spaces for a more open and inclusive journalism or are used mainly as vehicles for
economic survival, smothering any other potential, are raised.