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Ferrer Conill, R., Sjovaag, H. & Olsen, R. K. (2023). Datafied Societies: Digital Infrastructures, Data Power, and Regulations. Media and Communication, 11(2), 291-295
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Datafied Societies: Digital Infrastructures, Data Power, and Regulations
2023 (English)In: Media and Communication, E-ISSN 2183-2439, Vol. 11, no 2, p. 291-295Article in journal, Editorial material (Other academic) Published
Abstract [en]

The datafication and platformization of social processes further the overall shift from an open, public, and decentralized internet towards a private and siloed realm that establishes power asymmetries between those who provide data and those who own, trade, and control data. The ongoing process of datafying societies embraces the logics of aggregation and automation that increasingly negotiate transactions between markets and social entities, informing governance systems, institutions, and public discourse. This thematic issue presents a collection of articles that tackle the political economy of datafication from three main perspectives: (a) digital media infrastructures and its actors, data structures, and markets; (b) the articulation of data power, public access to information, data privacy, and the risks of citizens in a datafied society; and (c) the policies and regulations for effective, independent media institutions and data sovereignty. It concludes with a reflection on the role of media and communication scholarship when studying sociotechnical processes controlled by giant technological companies.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Cogitatio Press, 2023
Keywords
datafication, datafied society, data power, digital infrastructure, media policy, media political economy, media regulation, platforms
National Category
Human Aspects of ICT
Research subject
Media and Communication Studies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-96461 (URN)10.17645/mac.v11i2.7317 (DOI)001042747800001 ()
Funder
The Research Council of Norway, 314257Swedish Research Council, 202205392Anne-Marie and Gustaf Anders Foundation for Media Research
Available from: 2023-08-24 Created: 2023-08-24 Last updated: 2023-08-24Bibliographically approved
Karlsson, M., Ferrer Conill, R. & Örnebring, H. (2023). Recoding Journalism: Establishing Normative Dimensions for a Twenty-First Century News Media. Journalism Studies, 24(5), 553-572
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Recoding Journalism: Establishing Normative Dimensions for a Twenty-First Century News Media
2023 (English)In: Journalism Studies, ISSN 1461-670X, E-ISSN 1469-9699, Vol. 24, no 5, p. 553-572Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This essay argues that there are overlooked yet important journalistic beliefs, norms, rules and practices regarding, aesthetics, automation, distribution, engagement, identity, and proximity that could be a part of formalized codes of ethics. There are four reasons why these should be formalized. First, making the implicit normative dimensions explicit allow for a shared understanding of journalism, cutting across institutional borders. Second, it promotes a more unified and homogenized understanding of journalism across the institution based on those shared explicit norms (normative isomorphism). Third, it reduces the fuzziness of these codes and sharpens their functions as boundary objects, simplifying the negotiation between journalists and audiences. Fourth, and finally, these implicit codes might be an untapped resource that could make journalism better connect with citizens and increase its legitimacy. The paper offers two main contributions to journalism studies. First, it shows that elements of journalistic practice and culture that seem disparate in fact play similar institutional roles, forming boundary objects as sites of tension where codes are negotiated by different actors. Second, systematizing these informal codes into the style of traditional codes of ethics renders them more visible and could help journalism scholars understand the uneven formation and evolution of journalistic norms. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Taylor & Francis, 2023
Keywords
Journalistic norms, codes of ethics, journalistic roles, institutional theory, boundary objects, Institutional isomorphism
National Category
Media Studies
Research subject
Media and Communication Studies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-93042 (URN)10.1080/1461670X.2022.2161929 (DOI)000907843700001 ()2-s2.0-85145731604 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2023-01-23 Created: 2023-01-23 Last updated: 2023-12-11Bibliographically approved
Ferrer Conill, R., Karlsson, M., Haim, M., Kammer, A., Elgesem, D. & Sjovaag, H. (2023). Toward 'Cultures of Engagement'?: An exploratory comparison of engagement patterns on Facebook news posts. New Media and Society, 25(1), 95-118
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Toward 'Cultures of Engagement'?: An exploratory comparison of engagement patterns on Facebook news posts
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2023 (English)In: New Media and Society, ISSN 1461-4448, E-ISSN 1461-7315, Vol. 25, no 1, p. 95-118Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Information production, dissemination, and consumption are contingent upon cultural and financial dimensions. This study attempts to find cultures of engagement that reflect how audiences engage with news posts made by either commercial or state-owned news outlets on Facebook. To do so, we collected over a million news posts (n = 1,173,159) produced by 482 news outlets in three Scandinavian countries (Denmark, Norway, and Sweden) and analyzed over 69 million interactions across three metrics of engagement (i.e. comments, likes, and shares). More concretely, we investigate whether the patterns of engagement follow distinct patterns across national boundaries and type of outlet ownership. While we are skeptical of metrics of engagement as markers of specific cultures of engagement, our results show that there are clear differences in how readers engage with news posts depending on the country of origin and whether they are fully state-owned or private-owned outlets.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Sage Publications, 2023
Keywords
Comparative research, culture, engagement, journalism, social media
National Category
Media and Communications
Research subject
Media and Communication Studies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-84101 (URN)10.1177/14614448211009246 (DOI)000644032000001 ()2-s2.0-85104385147 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2021-05-31 Created: 2021-05-31 Last updated: 2023-02-02Bibliographically approved
Kuai, J., Ferrer Conill, R. & Karlsson, M. (2022). AI ≥ Journalism: How the Chinese Copyright Law Protects Tech Giants’ AI Innovations and Disrupts the Journalistic Institution. In: : . Paper presented at International Communication Association, Paris, France, May 26-30..
Open this publication in new window or tab >>AI ≥ Journalism: How the Chinese Copyright Law Protects Tech Giants’ AI Innovations and Disrupts the Journalistic Institution
2022 (English)Conference paper, Oral presentation only (Refereed)
National Category
Media and Communications
Research subject
Media and Communication Studies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-97048 (URN)
Conference
International Communication Association, Paris, France, May 26-30.
Available from: 2023-10-13 Created: 2023-10-13 Last updated: 2023-12-11Bibliographically approved
Kuai, J., Ferrer Conill, R. & Karlsson, M. (2022). AI ≥ Journalism: How the Chinese Copyright Law Protects Tech Giants' AI Innovations and Disrupts the Journalistic Institution. Digital Journalism, 10(10), 1893-1912
Open this publication in new window or tab >>AI ≥ Journalism: How the Chinese Copyright Law Protects Tech Giants' AI Innovations and Disrupts the Journalistic Institution
2022 (English)In: Digital Journalism, ISSN 2167-0811, E-ISSN 2167-082X, Vol. 10, no 10, p. 1893-1912Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Journalism and other institutions clash over automated news generation, algorithmic distribution and content ownership worldwide. AI policies are the main mechanisms that establish and organise the hierarchies among these institutions. Few studies, however, have explored the normative dimension of AI in policymaking in journalism, especially beyond the West. This case study inspects the copyright law's impact on AI innovation in newsrooms in the unexamined Chinese context. Using neo-institutional theory and policy network theory, the study investigates the Third Amendment to the Chinese Copyright Law, exemplary court cases regarding automated journalism copyright disputes (such as Tencent v. Yingxun and Film v. Baidu), and other supporting documents. The findings show how China's copyright legal framework separates authorship and ownership; defines "originality" and "creativity" in human-machine collaboration; and prioritises tech companies while undermining journalistic autonomy. We argue that the law's eager embrace of AI may give tech companies an advantage over news organisations that do not necessarily have a strategy to adopt AI. Moreover, it favours state-owned, resource-rich official media over the private sector. An implication of this shifting power dynamic is the possibility of privately owned news media being marginalised, resulting in even stronger state control over media production and information flow.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Taylor & Francis, 2022
Keywords
Artificial intelligence, automated news, China, copyright law, institutional theory, journalism, media innovation, policy network
National Category
Media Studies
Research subject
Media and Communication Studies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-92239 (URN)10.1080/21670811.2022.2120032 (DOI)000861260300001 ()2-s2.0-85139110629 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2022-10-20 Created: 2022-10-20 Last updated: 2023-02-01Bibliographically approved
García-Avilés, J. A., Ferrer Conill, R. & García-Ortega, A. (2022). Gamification and Newsgames as Narrative Innovations in Journalism. In: Jorge Vázquez-Herrero; Alba Silva-Rodríguez; María-Cruz Negreira-Rey; Carlos Toural-Bran; Xosé López-García (Ed.), Jorge Vázquez-Herrero; Alba Silva-Rodríguez; María-Cruz Negreira-Rey; Carlos Toural-Bran; Xosé López-García (Ed.), Total Journalism: Models, Techniques and Challenges (pp. 53-67). Springer
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Gamification and Newsgames as Narrative Innovations in Journalism
2022 (English)In: Total Journalism: Models, Techniques and Challenges / [ed] Jorge Vázquez-Herrero; Alba Silva-Rodríguez; María-Cruz Negreira-Rey; Carlos Toural-Bran; Xosé López-García, Springer, 2022, p. 53-67Chapter in book (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

This chapter explores how innovative narratives, supported by a combination of playful approaches and technological convergence, provide a reconfiguration of digital news storytelling. Newsgames integrate two opposing logics: the culture of journalism, based on truthfulness and credibility, and the culture of games, characterized by the creation of imaginary worlds, persuasion and mechanics. We analyse The Ocean Game (2019) and The Amazon Race (2019), which use different procedural strategies. We examine the development of gamification in journalistic storytelling, which uses game elements to enhance the user experience. The relationship that gamified news products establish with the audience illuminates changes in the rhetorical and structural dynamics between the news organization, the media workers, and the users. Thus, innovation in journalistic narrative through gamification and newsgames might translate into effective ways of producing content that combines rigour in substance with attractiveness in form, while preserving journalistic quality and incorporating the playful elements of games.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Springer, 2022
Series
Studies in Big Data, ISSN 2197-6503, E-ISSN 2197-6511 ; 97
Keywords
Gamification, Innovation, Journalism, Newsgames, Digital news, Game elements, Newsgame, Technological convergence, Users' experiences, Workers', Artificial intelligence
National Category
Media and Communications
Research subject
Media and Communication Studies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-91278 (URN)10.1007/978-3-030-88028-6_5 (DOI)2-s2.0-85130092987 (Scopus ID)978-3-030-88027-9 (ISBN)978-3-030-88028-6 (ISBN)
Available from: 2022-07-08 Created: 2022-07-08 Last updated: 2022-11-02Bibliographically approved
Himma-Kadakas, M. & Ferrer Conill, R. (2022). Is news engagement worthwhile? Studying young audiences' engagement with YouTuber-like news content. Nordicom Review, 43(2), 152-170
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Is news engagement worthwhile? Studying young audiences' engagement with YouTuber-like news content
2022 (English)In: Nordicom Review, ISSN 1403-1108, E-ISSN 2001-5119, Vol. 43, no 2, p. 152-170Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

While traditional media often fails to engage young audiences with news, YouTubers' content gains popularity and attracts attention with specific stylistic practices. Based on dimensions of audience engagement and a worthwhileness approach, this article examines how young audiences engage with YouTubers' formats and genres used in news media products. Findings of five focus group interviews with Estonian teenagers show that while specific dimensions of engagement may increase due to a more relatable format, interest in traditional news content remains limited regardless of repackaging to a YouTube-intrinsic production. This article contributes to audience studies by demonstrating to news organisations that trying to engage younger audiences through mere formatting while forgetting content might not be worthwhile. However, making news more entertaining and adopting the youth's interpretation of what news is could prime young audiences to consume news through social media.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
SCIENDO, 2022
Keywords
news engagement, worthwhileness, YouTube formats, news production, young audience engagement
National Category
Media Studies Human Aspects of ICT Information Systems
Research subject
Media and Communication Studies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-91835 (URN)10.2478/nor-2022-0010 (DOI)000847598000001 ()2-s2.0-85137742019 (Scopus ID)
Funder
Anne-Marie and Gustaf Anders Foundation for Media Research
Available from: 2022-09-08 Created: 2022-09-08 Last updated: 2022-10-12Bibliographically approved
Baack, S., Cheruiyot, D. & Ferrer Conill, R. (2022). Journalism Is Not A One-Way Street: Recognizing multi-directional dynamics. In: The Institutions Changing Journalism: Barbarians inside the Gate (pp. 103-117). Taylor & Francis
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Journalism Is Not A One-Way Street: Recognizing multi-directional dynamics
2022 (English)In: The Institutions Changing Journalism: Barbarians inside the Gate, Taylor & Francis, 2022, p. 103-117Chapter in book (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

The field of journalism studies places huge emphasis on researching how journalism (as a profession and institution) is changing due to the influence of “non-journalistic” actors. Paired with a “Western” focus and a tendency of journalism researchers to reproduce the boundary work of professional journalists, this has led to valuable, but one-sided strand of research that considers the influence on journalism, but much less journalism’s influence on others. This chapter explores the multi-directional interdependencies between journalists and peripheral actors while expanding our view toward wider professional and geographical realities. We present three case studies from our empirical work that show how certain journalistic practices and imaginaries about journalism influence the work of peripheral actors from around the world (Chequeado, Mozilla and Open Up). We argue that studying a broader set of dynamics between journalism and others, and thereby better understanding journalism’s outward influence, can lead to a shared and strengthened idea of what journalism is and what role it has in society. © 2022 selection and editorial matter, Patrick Ferrucci and Scott A. Eldridge II; individual chapters, the contributors.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Taylor & Francis, 2022
National Category
Media and Communications
Research subject
Media and Communication Studies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-92586 (URN)10.4324/9781003140399-10 (DOI)2-s2.0-85141551103 (Scopus ID)9781000615708 (ISBN)9780367690854 (ISBN)
Available from: 2022-11-30 Created: 2022-11-30 Last updated: 2022-12-15Bibliographically approved
Ferrer Conill, R., Karlsson, M., Haim, M., Kammer, A. & Sjøvaag, H. (2022). Losing the Hyperlink?: Studying the Role of Websites Connecting National Online Networks. In: : . Paper presented at International Communication Association, Paris, France, May 26-30..
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Losing the Hyperlink?: Studying the Role of Websites Connecting National Online Networks
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2022 (English)Conference paper, Oral presentation only (Refereed)
National Category
Media and Communications
Research subject
Media and Communication Studies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-97046 (URN)
Conference
International Communication Association, Paris, France, May 26-30.
Available from: 2023-10-13 Created: 2023-10-13 Last updated: 2023-12-11Bibliographically approved
Karlsson, M., Ferrer Conill, R. & Örnebring, H. (2022). Making Implicit Journalistic Norms Explicit: Establishing Normative Dimensions for a 21st Century News Media. In: : . Paper presented at International Communication Association, Paris, France, May 26-30..
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Making Implicit Journalistic Norms Explicit: Establishing Normative Dimensions for a 21st Century News Media
2022 (English)Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
National Category
Media and Communications
Research subject
Media and Communication Studies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-97045 (URN)
Conference
International Communication Association, Paris, France, May 26-30.
Available from: 2023-10-13 Created: 2023-10-13 Last updated: 2023-12-11Bibliographically approved
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