How journalists innovate in the newsroom. Proposing a model of the diffusion of innovations in media outlets

Avilés, José Alberto García; Prieto, Miguel Carvajal; Arias, Félix; González, Alicia de Lara

doi:10.5617/jomi.v5i1.3968

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“…For this research, I use the typology presented by Francis and Bessant (2005) in the original form as applied to the media context by many authors (García-Avilés et al, 2018;Krumsvik et al, 2018;Storsul & Krumsvik, 2013). I focus on the fourth P: paradigmatic innovation.…”

Section: Paradigmatic Innovation -Values Mindset and Business Modelsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Paradigmatic innovation in European cultural journalism: the pursuit of sustainability

Santos-Silva

2021

JOMI

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This article examines paradigmatic innovation (innovations in business models, mindsets and organizational values) in European cultural journalism. I hypothesize that paradigmatic innovation acts as a driver for innovations in product, process and positioning, and address two research questions: 1) How are the media innovating regarding their paradigm, both general and specifically in the culture section? 2) How does paradigmatic innovation affect the overall editorial positioning, including cultural scope and coverage, product and processes? Findings suggest that we are witnessing a paradigm shift in business models in the digital environment, challenging traditional boundaries related to editorial and branded content and expanding the revenue sources beyond the editorial core. I conclude that media innovation is firstly a paradigmatic innovation which impacts sustainability, the editorial products and processes, as well as brand positioning and extensions. The article proposes four types of paradigmatic innovation based on the analysis.

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Section: Paradigmatic Innovation -Values Mindset and Business Modelsmentioning

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Paradigmatic innovation in European cultural journalism: the pursuit of sustainability

Santos-Silva

2021

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“…In contrast, drivers of innovation adoption esteem investment, leadership, motivation, trial and error, as well as creativity. Yet, there has to be a positive organizational or societal outcome of an innovation (Bruns, 2014) such as audience growth, process improvement, prestige, impact, user satisfaction and engagement, and revenue increase (García Avilés et al, 2019). These outcomes partly relate to professional standards such as social impact, which is a traditional news factor (DeVito, 2017), as well as user orientation.…”

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“…Creech and Nadler (2017, p. 182) criticize this "celebratory focus on innovation" in journalism because it "marginalizes normative concerns about journalism's democratic purpose", suggesting that normative principles collide with innovation adoption in newsrooms. Research into newsroom innovation adoption identified various obstacles, such as lack of resources, absence of leadership, lack of motivation, stagnation, and fear (García Avilés et al, 2019). A misfit with normative journalistic principles constitutes an additional obstacle for newsroom innovation adoption (e.g.…”

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Normative principles in newsroom innovation. The case of 360° video adoption by editorial knowledge champions

Lajqi

Lischka

2021

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Technology innovation adoption is critical for the survival of news organizations in the digital age. However, it has been argued that innovations should not be adopted at any price in journalism. This explorative study investigates drivers and obstacles for innovation adoption of 360° videos in eight news organizations in Switzerland from the perspective of the knowledge champion in the editorial office. Based on interviews, we find that the question of what an innovation will change regarding resources, processes, and the alignment to professional norms is relevant at an early stage of innovation adoption. Potential monetary, audience, and company image benefits of an innovation become relevant for its proficient adoption. Knowledge champions carefully evaluate the new technology against normative journalistic principles and benefits for the organization. We argue that for understanding innovation adoption in newsrooms, the negotiation of professional norms has to be considered as this negotiation can drive or restrain innovation adoption. As journalists do not innovate at any costs but consider journalism’s societal purpose when assessing new technology, models of newsroom innovation adoption need to include the negotiation of normative principles.

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“…Innovation has become a necessary strategy for the media to take advantage of opportunities and anticipate competition from other players in key areas such as new products, newsroom organization, content distribution and business models (García-Avilés et al, 2018b). Through effective management, public media organizations can promote measures that contribute to developing innovations in processes, structures and equipment, with achievements that improve content quality, income sources, audience figures and brand image (Küng, 2008).…”

Section: Implementing Innovation In Psm Organizationsmentioning

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The role of innovation labs in advancing the relevance of Public Service Media: the cases of BBC News Labs and RTVE Lab

Zaragoza-Fuster¹,

Avilés²

2020

Communication & Society

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As part of their social function, Public Service Media (PSM) organizations are devoted to innovation. In this context, a number of European PSM outlets have created laboratories based on the implementation of products, services and formats for multiplatform audiences. Our research focused on two case studies: a) BBC News Labs (UK) and b) RTVE Lab (Spain). We applied both quantitative and qualitative methodologies. We used content analysis techniques to examine products generated by the two laboratories between 2013 and 2017, quantifying and classifying each one according to categories related to the type and nature of the innovation. We carried out ethnographic research using participant observation over five days in each laboratory, both in London and Madrid. We also conducted open-ended interviews with five professionals at the BBC and three at RTVE, as well as with the head of EBU's Media Strategy & Development department. Our results show that BBC News Labs implements a global innovation strategy through the design and engineering of products that facilitate journalists' work. Projects include speechto-text software, prototypes for voice recognition and text analysis, chatbots and object-based media. On the other hand, RTVE Lab focuses on designing and producing interactive formats, multimedia narratives and social media content, with an emphasis on experimentation. The findings reveal the main barriers and incentives to innovation within each lab and show how the transfer of innovation could increase the diversity, universality and quality of their overall output.

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How journalists innovate in the newsroom. Proposing a model of the diffusion of innovations in media outlets

Cited by 52 publications

References 29 publications

Paradigmatic innovation in European cultural journalism: the pursuit of sustainability

Paradigmatic innovation in European cultural journalism: the pursuit of sustainability

Normative principles in newsroom innovation. The case of 360° video adoption by editorial knowledge champions

The role of innovation labs in advancing the relevance of Public Service Media: the cases of BBC News Labs and RTVE Lab

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