Immersive journalism (IJ) is often assumed to be inherently emotion-inducing. Through using inclusive technology, interaction possibilities and immersive narratives, the audience should ideally experience what feels like to be in a certain situation. However, for the most part we do not know to which …

In this response to the article by Matt Carlson and Chris Peters, we consider the challenge that the authors deem key for journalism studies and their answer to this challenge: “realist journalism studies.” We explore what the authors mean by decentring journalism studies, by “realism,” and the reason …

Social networks and news outlets use recommender systems to distribute information and suggest news to their users. These algorithms are an attractive solution to deal with the massive amount of content on the web [6]. However, some organisations prioritise retention and maximisation of the number of …

Het doel van deze studie was om meer inzicht te krijgen in de manier waarop mensen informatie verwerken na het zien van constructief nieuws. In dit kader werd een experiment (N = 575, 18 – 90 jaar) uitgevoerd om te onderzoeken hoe constructieve, in vergelijking met niet-constructieve, nieuwsverslaggeving …

The role of news media in the perpetuation of misinformation has faced increasing scrutiny. Concerns have been raised about news media’s negative influence on mental health, increasing news avoidance, and decreasing trust in news. Constructive journalism is proposed to increase engagement with and trust …

Tot 1960 was de lokale journalistiek het belangrijkste venster op het regionale én wereldnieuws. Dat vertellen onderzoeker Chris van der Heijden, onderzoeker bij Journalismlab en Jan Maarten Pekelharing, journalist en auteur van een boek over lokale journalistiek in de podcast van Journalism Lab. Dat …

Nieuwsmedia lijken over onvoldoende kennis te beschikken om jongeren te bereiken. Een belangrijke vraag is hoe de professionele journalistiek een gevoel van desillusie kan voorkomen dat Millennials ervaren wanneer ze nieuws consumeren. Constructieve journalistiek wordt vaak gezien als een manier om het …

The evolution of digital media has fostered the emergence of new and adapted forms of storytelling. Journalism combines classic narrative resources with technology and interactive strategies to inform, explain and represent reality. After an initial stage of adaptation and experimentation, it is necessary …

Interactivity as part of journalistic narratives is a common practice in newsrooms around the world. Interactive journalistic narratives developed as a subgenre of online journalism in the decade following Snow Fall: The Avalanche of Tunnel Creek (The New York Times, 2012) after which news organisations …

The use of algorithmic tools by journalists for information-gathering has received particular attention in recent years. While it might facilitate the research process, there are also concerns about their impact on journalism. Based on reconstruction interviews with 27 journalists, we first answer the …