Correspondencias & análisis

Public and Media Spheres in Communication and Health

Abstract

Health Communication is a field of knowledge, which is in a growing and strengthening process at present. The aim of this article is to analyze three qualitative studies about communication and health articulations conducted in Buenos Aires, Argentina: to communicate a message [...]

Correspondencias & análisis

Quality of the relationships with the media and their impact on the journalistic contents

Abstract

This research addresses one of the functions of public relations exercise: management with the media. Supported by the ethical and collaborative relationship with the media the correlation between the quality of relations with the media from an organization with the publication [...]

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Media convergence and newsrooms: the case of the Basque Public Radio and Television (EITB)

Abstract

This article offers results derived from research on the convergence process of the Basque public broadcasting group Euskal Irrati Telebista (EITB ). The essay focuses on the relationship and the synergies between EITB ’s radio, television and internet newsrooms, by analysing this [...]
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Insecurity makes you docile. Perception of problems facing journalists

Abstract

The problems that are perceived as the most important by journalists from four Spanish regions: Catalonia, Madrid, Basque Country and Andalusia are reported. Fieldwork using both quantitative and qualitative methods found that precarious and uncertain job security are the issues of [...]
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Recurrent topics in guidelines for the use of social networks by journalists

Abstract

Mainstream media all over the world have been regulating the behavior of their journalists in social media, fearing these new forms of communications might damage the credibility of their institutions. Those who have not yet done so face with concern this unstoppable challenge and [...]
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Entrepreneurship training for journalists

Abstract

Overcoming the newspaper industry crisis and addressing the urgent need to rethink business models to achieve a greater openness to users and the environment will require turning future generations of journalists into entrepreneurs. To meet this goal, training is important but, according [...]
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Television documentation centres and documentary products

Abstract

The article presents a survey research in 10 documentation centres of Spanish television stations. The authors analyze first the current situation of television documentation tasks after digitization, and the emergence of journalists participation in some of these tasks. Second, we [...]
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Redefining the communicator

Abstract

Communication jobs live in a constant state of debate about their identity and role. With the advent of digital technologies, this debate has intensified and there are those who even deny the need for these professionals. This article discusses the main arguments for and against employing [...]
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Digital vs. traditional media journalists: sociodemographic characteristics, and external and internal threats to their autonomy

Abstract

Born-digital media is influenced by many factors. This study compares the perceptions of digital and traditional (newspaper, radio, TV, news agencies, etc.) journalists and investigates their perception of threats to their professions. This paper shows data from a national survey [...]
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Digital vs. traditional media journalists: sociodemographic characteristics, and external and internal threats to their autonomy

Abstract

Born-digital media is influenced by many factors. This study compares the perceptions of digital and traditional (newspaper, radio, TV, news agencies, etc.) journalists and investigates their perception of threats to their professions. This paper shows data from a national survey [...]