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Journalism in the age of the information society, technological convergence, and editorial segmentation

Preliminary observations

Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil

The present work discusses some theoretical, technical, and ethical issues that relate to journalism in the process of technological and digital convergence, and in the new setting of journalism within the information and knowledge society, in which professional routines are modified and in which journalistic information competes in wider markets and in shorter and shorter periods of time with other kinds of information. This work also situates contemporary transformations in the process of emission and reception of messages and data of journalistic value, changes which substantially modify the activity and double the need to reinforce and consolidate a professional culture in the area. In addition, this work involves studies on both information abundance and deficiency, which are simultaneous phenomena, and the international tendency of editorial segmentation when facing contemporary social rhythm and the great volume of facts and interpretations that spreads over the world.

Key Words: editorial segmentation • information • journalism • knowledge • technological convergence

Journalism, Vol. 10, No. 1, 109-125 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1464884908098323


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