La calidad periodística : Teorías, investigaciones y sugerencias profesionales

Abstract

Comunicación y Medios n. 29 (2014). El lugar y función de la imagen en la construcción de los grandes imaginarios latinoamericanos.

Information Quality in Latin American Digital Native Media: Analysis Based on Structured Dimensions and Indicators

“…Defining 'information quality' is not an easy task, since the very epistemology of 'quality' has subjective connotations, or is at least dependent on cultural perceptions-with specific standards linked to norms and values (Leggatt, 1996;Michnik & Lo, 2009;Rosengren, Tagerud, & Carlsson, 1996). In fact, it is almost impossible to reach a consensus on the meaning of 'information quality' among journalists, academics, and audiences (Baskarada & Koronios, 2014;Gómez-Mompart, Gutiérrez-Lozano, & Palau-Sampio, 2013;Urban & Schweiger, 2014;Wallisch, 1995), because while for the latter 'quality' may reflect the expositive clarity of the message, or be implicit in the brand of the medium it publishes, information quality for a journalist may be related to the time it has taken him to access suitable sources and verify information (Baskarada & Koronios, 2014;Gómez-Mompart et al, 2013;Urban & Schweiger, 2014;Wallisch, 1995). On the other hand, from an academic point of view, there have been several proposals on quality, being the main ones identified in Table 1.…”