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The “Status” of News –Implementation of Networked Technologies in
Television News Organizations
Dr. Tamar AshuriTel-Aviv University, ISRAELDr. Atara Frenkel-FaranSapir Academic College, ISRAEL
The implementation of new technologies in news organizations
is partial and sluggish
Studies on journalism
Reasons for the limited usage of new networked technologies in news organizations in Israel [News desks of Channel 2 and 10]
Identify the elements that enable and constrain the implementation of innovative technologies in these news organizations
Research Objectives
‘Technological frames’“The core set of assumptions, expectations and knowledge of technology collectively held by a group or community.” Substantial insights into how technologies are developed in organizations and how people interact with changes in their work arenas can be gained by examining key actors' notions of technology
Research Framework
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•The nature of technology
2
•Technology Strategy
3
•Technology in use
Model – Frame Domains
4
•The nature of the professionModel – Theoretical Addition
Research Questions
BUTthe reasons for the actual (partial and
sluggish) use of technologies by journalists
NOTwhether and how networked
technologies facilitate transformations in the journalistic environment
How do journalists in a given news organization understand the
technologies they use and their functionality?
Research Question - 1
How do journalists perceive their journalistic profession and the
contribution of the emerging new technologies to their work?
Research Question - 2
How do journalists explain their organizations’ acquisition of a specific networked technology, how do they
understand the use of this technology, and the likely or actual conditions and
consequences associated with such use?
Research Question - 3
Semi-structured interviews Elite producers/editors/journalists
Israeli television news desks – Channel 2 and Channel 10
During the summer and fall of 2011
Research Methodology
Marketing
Source Real-time field testimony
Home television viewers
Findings
Limited use
Importance recognition
Conclusions
The Ethical Aspect
The Social Aspect
The Economic Aspect
Conclusions
“ The chief problem with the Internet in general is the lack of hierarchy, that I perceive as a
substantial obstacle to total, meaningful transition from traditional to online media.
People have to receive a fuller picture … What they want is a summary … People don’t really want to follow events all the time and are very pleased to have someone inform them and give
them a broader and rounder picture of the situation.”
Conclusions – The Ethical Aspect
“ ‘People, whatever happens, we’re here and we’ll also be here tomorrow at eight.’ No matter
how critical the events may be, no disaster is big enough to keep us from being here
tomorrow. I [the viewer] went through the worst things in life together with him [the presenter]
and we persevered. That’s what’s so nice. As we all go our separate ways, this place is the zero
point – not just for the news but even more importantly for the chaos, for the home, for
society.”
Conclusions – The Social Aspect
Journalists believe that as long as their organization is unable to derive profit from the new technologies, it will not invest significant resources in them
Conclusions – The Economic Aspect
Adherence to traditional conceptions of broadcast journalism is what limits full
use of networked technologies
General Conclusion
The “Status” of News –Implementation of Networked Technologies in
Television News Organizations
Dr. Tamar [email protected]. Atara [email protected]
