Tracing the Sources

Stroobant, Joyce; Dobbelaer, Rebeca De; Raeymaeckers, Karin

doi:10.1080/17512786.2017.1294027

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“…In a quantitative content analysis of stories from two top-tier prominent Belgian digital-native health news sites, researchers found that journalists linked to research from, on average, 30.9% of published articles, which is consistent with top US publications [62]. However, the frequency of these links varied by publication (33.9% versus 15.6%) [52,60,[63][64][65]. In a content analysis of 270 blog posts and news-site articles (912 links), Coddington [60] found news sites had the highest percentage of posts (i.e., six or more links, 22%), though they were also most likely to have no links at all (36%), suggesting variance in linking practices among journalists [60].…”

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What cancer research makes the news? A quantitative analysis of online news stories that mention cancer studies

2021

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Journalists’ health and science reporting aid the public’s direct access to research through the inclusion of hyperlinks leading to original studies in peer-reviewed journals. While this effort supports the US-government mandate that research be made widely available, little is known about what research journalists share with the public. This cross-sectional exploratory study characterises US-government-funded research on cancer that appeared most frequently in news coverage and how that coverage varied by cancer type, disease incidence and mortality rates. The subject of analysis was 11436 research articles (published in 2016) on cancer funded by the US government and 642 news stories mentioning at least one of these articles. Based on Altmetric data, researchers identified articles via PubMed and characterised each based on the news media attention received online. Only 1.88% (n = 213) of research articles mentioning US government-funded cancer research included at least one mention in an online news publication. This is in contrast to previous research that found 16.8% (n = 1925) of articles received mention by online mass media publications. Of the 13 most common cancers in the US, 12 were the subject of at least one news mention; only urinary and bladder cancer received no mention. Traditional news sources included significantly more mentions of research on common cancers than digital native news sources. However, a general discrepancy exists between cancers prominent in news sources and those with the highest mortality rate. For instance, lung cancer accounted for the most deaths annually, while melanoma led to 56% less annual deaths; however, journalists cited research regarding these cancers nearly equally. Additionally, breast cancer received the greatest coverage per estimated annual death, while pancreatic cancer received the least coverage per death. Findings demonstrated a continued misalignment between prevalent cancers and cancers mentioned in online news media. Additionally, cancer control and prevention received less coverage from journalists than other cancer continuum stages, highlighting a continued underrepresentation of prevention-focused research. Results revealed a need for further scholarship regarding the role of journalists in research dissemination.

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What cancer research makes the news? A quantitative analysis of online news stories that mention cancer studies

2021

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“…Juntos, estes fatores dão poder às fontes, especialmente àquelas que possuem as ferramentas necessárias para fornecerem conteúdos de Saúde que cumpram os requisitos jornalísticos, em termos de forma, de conteúdo, e nos timings certos (Araújo, 2016;Conrad, 1999;Davis, 2000;Len-Rios et al, 2009;Lopes et al, 2011). (Conrad, 1999;Hanson et al, 2017;Nelkin, 1987;Nisbet, Brossard, & Kroepsch, 2003;Stroobant, Dobbelaer & Raeymaeckers, 2018). É depositada uma grande confiança nas fontes especializadas por parte dos jornalistas, nomeadamente nos cientistas e nos profissionais de saúde (Viswanath et al, 2008).…”

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A Universidade do Minho em tempos de pandemia: Tomo III: Projeções

Martins¹,

Rodrigues²

2020

A Universidade Do Minho Em Tempos De Pandemia

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Nesta obra reúnem-se cerca de meia centena de textos que retratam, a partir de diferente experiências, perspetivas e olhares disciplinares, a forma como a pandemia provocada pelo vírus SARS-CoV-2 foi sentida na Universidade do Minho, a primeira universidade portuguesa a ser atingida pelos seus efeitos, a partir de 7 de março de 2020. Os contributos aqui reunidos exprimem o modo como a comunidade académica se organizou para garantir o funcionamento da instituição e o cumprimento da sua missão, quer no âmbito do ensino, quer da investigação e da inovação, não dispensando uma necessária reflexão crítica sobre a nova realidade que se afirmou com a pandemia, o seu significado e os impactos da mesma na sociedade. Dado o elevado número e a diversidade dos contributos, a obra organiza-se em três volumes, que tentam dar resposta a três possíveis interrogações. Assim, o 1º volume, com o subtítulo de ‘Reflexões’, procura equacionar diferentes perspetivas em torno da questão: Mas o que é isto? Já o 2º volume, que recebe o subtítulo de ‘(Re)Ações’, corporiza um conjunto de textos que reflete as atuações em diferentes áreas da dimensão académica, elucidando quanto ao modo: Como reagimos? Finalmente, o 3º volume, que acusa o subtítulo de ‘Projeções’, dá expressão a uma inevitável pergunta: E agora? Pois, afinal, todos sabemos que isto não vai, nem pode, ficar tudo bem.

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“…For the case of television newscasts, Berkowitz (1987) reports that local television news indicated on average 1.87 sources per news story, compared to 2.93 sources in network television news. Concerning the coverage of health news, research showed that newspapers present on average 2.04 sources per article and 10.6 percent of such news stories have no source attribution at all (Stroobant et al, 2017). With regard to the affiliation of sources, officials such as politicians are often cited sources in news coverage (Lewis et al, 2008).…”

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“…With regard to the affiliation of sources, officials such as politicians are often cited sources in news coverage (Lewis et al, 2008). Other prominent categories of sources in news coverage are experts (Albæk, 2011; Albæk et al, 2003; Stroobant et al, 2017) as well as ordinary citizens (Hermans et al, 2014). Ordinary citizens or vox pops are attractive since they are cheaper and easier to gather.…”

Section: Use Of Sources In Journalistic News Production Routinesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…To our knowledge, references to news have rarely been investigated in sourcing studies using content analysis. A study focusing on health articles found that traditional media brands make up to 8.4 percent of the cited sources (Stroobant et al, 2017: 11, Table 2). Pointing into the same direction, Lewis et al (2008) found 11 percent of domestic news to be reproduced news coverage from other news media.…”

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Regional newspapers’ sourcing strategies: Changes in media-citation and self-citation from a longitudinal perspective

Vonbun-Feldbauer

Dogruel

2018

Journalism

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In the light of profound transformation processes shaping news media markets during the last decade, in particular local and regional news markets are confronted with consolidation and concentration processes. As a result, newspaper organizations are required to adapt their organizational strategies and editorial routines to face these challenges. Among journalistic routines, the use of sources is a prime example for an analysis of changing patterns in news production. This article investigates regional newspaper’s use of self- and media-citations in a longitudinal design (1995, 2006, 2015). Based on a content analysis of German regional newspapers (N = 4713 articles), we illustrate changing patterns in the use of sources over a period of 20 years. Results point to an increase in other media outlets as sources indicative of an eligible and cheap content sourcing strategy. Self-citation is mainly used in articles that cover regional and local events mirroring the core business of local news media.

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Tracing the Sources

Cited by 38 publications

References 42 publications

What cancer research makes the news? A quantitative analysis of online news stories that mention cancer studies

What cancer research makes the news? A quantitative analysis of online news stories that mention cancer studies

A Universidade do Minho em tempos de pandemia: Tomo III: Projeções

Regional newspapers’ sourcing strategies: Changes in media-citation and self-citation from a longitudinal perspective

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