Areopagitica in the Information Age

Normative uncertainty and middle-status innovation in the US daily newspaper industry

“…When digital media were first introduced, for example, disagreement existed regarding whether it would bolster or challenge the prevailing norms of professional journalism (e.g. Black, 1994; Lynch, 1998; Singer, 2003). Some argued that digital media were normatively compatible because it would help newspapers to deepen readers’ understanding of traditional stories by providing more accurate and unbiased information (Pavlik, 2008; South, 1999).…”

“…The empirical context of this study is US daily newspapers' reactions to digital media, the electronic version of news publishing on the web (Gilbert, 2005(Gilbert, , 2006. The normative compatibility of digital media was not easy to determine when digital media first emerged (Black, 1994;Singer, 2003). Some experts believed that by enabling newspapers to provide multisensory news to readers, digital media could enhance professional journalism, the core of existing newspaper norms that focuses on the process of reporting accurate, objective, relevant, and fair news (Pavlik, 2008;Schudson, 1978;South, 1999).…”

Characteristics of Online Editors at City and Regional Magazines

“…A significant body of research has focused on the impact of the Internet on newspapers, specifically comparisons of print and online editing practices, including online editors' opinions of these practices (Arant & Anderson, 2001); analyses of gatekeeping practices as related to online editing (Singer, 1997(Singer, , 2001(Singer, , 2003(Singer, , 2006Boczkowski, 2004;Cassidy, 2006); techniques employed when editing online (Dimitrova, Connolly-Ahern, Williams, Kaid & Reid, 2003); and changing roles of online journalists (Brill, 2001). Other studies have addressed ethical considerations raised by Internet publishing (Black, 1994;Johnson & Kaye, 1998;Singer, Tharp & Haruta, 1999;Singer, 2010). However, few studies have focused on the same questions as related to magazine editors who prepare content to be published online.…”

Cyberspace in the Curricula: New Legal and Ethical Issues

“…Previously cited problems associated with copyright law also loom as a threat for reporters using online databases and web pages. But of all potential legal problems to confront the interactive journalist, invasion of privacy looms as the uppermost threat, given the sheer amount of personal information that can be obtained through on-line data bases (cf., Black, 1994;Hausman, 1994;Husslebee, 1994;Miller, 1996).…”