Los resultados de este artículo corresponden al proyecto RRSSalud ("Dinámicas de difusión en redes sociales de noticias falsas sobre salud", 2020-2022), financiado por la Fundación BBVA en su convocatoria 2019 de Ayudas a

In 1994, the first web online media outlets were introduced in several countries around the world. Twenty-five years later, digital or online journalism is a confirmed reality and common practice in professional and academic circles. Based on an extensive bibliographic review, this article examines the main areas of academic research related to digital media at the global level in the last quarter of a century. It shows the lines of research on the history of journalism on the Internet, the forms of digital media, their languages and economic challenges. It also reviews the most widespread research theories and methods. The analysis confirms that research on digital journalism is a strong, ongoing discipline, despite the fact that several methodological and thematic challenges will need to be addressed in the next few years.

Ramón Salaverría es profesor titular de periodismo en la Universidad de Navarra y visiting scholar en el Digital Media Research Program de la University of Texas en Austin, Estados Unidos, durante el curso 2014-15. Está especializado en la investigación sobre ciberperiodismo y medios digitales, temas en los que cuenta con más de un centenar de publicaciones. A nivel internacional, ha sido chair de la Journalism Studies Section de Ecrea (2010)(2011)(2012) ResumenSe analizan las características, actividades y resultados de los laboratorios -también conocidos como labs-promovidos en los últimos años por empresas periodísticas de prestigio, a escala internacional. Se realiza un estudio comparado sobre una muestra de 31 labs, en base a la información corporativa que ofrecen en sus respectivos sitios web y en sus cuentas en Twitter. Ese análisis permite identificar la estructura prototípica, tareas, funcionamiento y resultados de los labs en los medios. Se identifican cuatro modelos principales: 1) dedicados al desarrollo de aplicaciones y tecnologías digitales; 2) centrados en la exploración de nuevas narrativas multimedia y el periodismo de datos; 3) destinados a promover proyectos empresariales y startups; y 4) orientados a actividades de formación profesional y programas de alfabetización mediática. Palabras claveLabs; Periodismo; Innovación; Medios; Internet. AbstractThis study analyzes the characteristics, activities and results of the laboratories -also known simply as labs-promoted in recent years by certain high-quality international news companies. A comparative study of 31 labs was performed, based on the corporate information offered on their websites and on their Twitter accounts. This analysis identifies the prototypical structure, tasks, operations and results of the media-promoted labs as of January 2015. The research identifies four main models: 1) labs that develop applications and digital technologies; 2) labs that explore multimedia news storytelling and data journalism formats; 3) labs that promote business projects and startups; and finally, 4) labs focused on training activities and media literacy programs.

This study investigates how European journalists evaluate the changes that have occurred in their profession since the Internet has been integrated in newsrooms. How do journalists perceive the features and innovations associated with the Internet? What are the principal changes in the profession? Do practitioners believe that the quality of journalism has been raised or lowered? To answer to these research questions, we carried out a survey across 11 European countries–Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, United Kingdom, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden–of 239 journalists, working for 40 of the most‐read print/online news outlets in these countries. The survey shows that the opportunity to use the Internet to reinforce the social functions of journalism has not been fully recognised.

The well-known phrase ‘if it bleeds, it leads’ describes the sensational approach that has penetrated the history of news. Sensationalism is a term without complete consensus among scholars, and its meaning and implications have not been considered in a digital environment. This study analyzes 400 articles from online-native news organizations across the Americas, evaluating the sensational treatment of news categories and news values, and their associated social media interaction numbers on Facebook and Twitter. Findings suggest that ‘hard’ news topics like government affairs and science/technology were treated sensationally just as often as traditionally sensationalized categories like crime or lifestyle and society. In addition, audiences are not necessarily more likely to respond to sensational treatments. This study also finds that online-native news organizations use sensationalism differently, and there is significant variation in publications from the United States, Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico.