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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction: News Performance in the Online Age
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News Performance: Concepts, Context and Measurement
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How News Performance Differs
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Back Matter
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About this book
The author offers a comprehensive portrait of online news performance in Western countries in changing media environments. Drawing on a content analysis of 48 news outlets from different types of media organization in France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Switzerland, and USA, Edda Humprecht investigates the complex interplay of systemic and organizational dynamics and their impact on online news content, showing that the performance of online news media strongly varies among different media outlets. Less profit oriented outlets and those with a focus on information generally perform well offering hard news, diversity, critical distance, or analytical depth. This suggests that the divide between high and low-performing outlets is tied to the news outlet's capacity and willingness to strike a balance between their profit orientation and their normative role as information providers. Furthermore, the findings demonstrate that different dimensions of news performance are more pronounced in certain countries. This book provides new theoretical perspectives and methods for political and media scholars, and insights for journalists, policymakers, and concerned citizens.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Edda Humprecht is Senior Research and Teaching Associate at the Institute of Mass Communication and Media Research, University of Zurich, Switzerland. She holds a PhD from the University of Zurich and has worked as a journalist for several German and French news outlets. Her research focuses on the intersection of comparative media systems, political communication, and journalism studies. Her articles have appeared in the Journal of Communication, International Journal of Press/Politics, Journalism Studies, and many others.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Shaping Online News Performance
Authors: Edda Humprecht
Series Title: Challenges to Democracy in the 21st Century
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-56668-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-56667-6Published: 06 February 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-56668-3Published: 29 May 2017
Series ISSN: 2946-3416
Series E-ISSN: 2946-3424
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 194
Topics: Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary