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Regional newspapers' sourcing strategies: Changes in media-citation and self-citation from a longitudinal perspective.
- Source :
- Journalism; Jun2021, Vol. 22 Issue 6, p1503-1521, 19p
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14648849
- Volume :
- 22
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journalism
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 150449539
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1464884918817639