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Journalism, Data and Technology in Latin America

Palgrave Macmillan
  • Demonstrates how digital and data journalism have shaped the news industry in Latin America as part of the Global South
  • Covers a broad picture of how the Latin American news ecosystem is using data and digital technologies to improve the news experience of the audience and to cope with the traditional values of journalism towards democracy and social justice
  • Brings visionary ideas not only to scholars but also to the news industry about its development, innovations and best practices, which could inspire other regions in the Global South and North

Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Journalism and the Global South (PSJGS)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Transformation of the News Media Industry in the Global South

    • Ramón Salaverría, Mathias-Felipe de-Lima-Santos
    Pages 1-21
  3. The Strategic Value of Data Journalism

    • Mathias-Felipe de-Lima-Santos, Lucia Mesquita
    Pages 97-136
  4. Audience Metrics and News Decisions

    • Silvia-María Corzo, Ramón Salaverría
    Pages 137-161
  5. News Consumption Through Social Media and Messaging Applications

    • Giuliander Carpes, Gabriela Gruszynski Sanseverino
    Pages 195-228
  6. A Challenging Future for the Latin American News Media Industry

    • Mathias-Felipe de-Lima-Santos, Lucia Mesquita
    Pages 229-262
  7. Back Matter

    Pages 263-287

About this book

This book explores innovative approaches to digital and data journalism in Latin America, brought by both legacy media and newcomers to the industry, with the purpose of examining this changing media landscape. As part of the Global South, Latin America has shown significant influence in the promotion of data and digital technologies applied to journalism in recent years. In this region, news entrepreneurs are becoming an essential source of innovation in news production, circulation, and distribution. The book considers news media, particularly in Latin America, as an open set of practices intertwined in the evolution of technology. It discusses the transformation of the Latin American news media ecosystem and considers how it has shaped the industry despite local differences. The study fills a significant gap in academic scholarship by addressing the multiple external factors, mainly political and economic, which have contributed to the relative lack of studies on the patterns of journalism in this region.


Reviews

“Latin American journalism is currently experiencing some important transformations, with potential changes to how news is produced, shared, financed and consumed. This book provides a comprehensive overview of current journalism in Latin America, contextualized by global literature and regional empirical evidence. It is an important addition to our understanding of digital journalism and a must-read for those interested in journalism in Latin America.”

-        Dr. Vanessa de Macedo Higgins Joyce, Texas State University, USA

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Communication, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

    Ramón Salaverría

  • University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

    Mathias-Felipe de-Lima-Santos

About the editors

Ramón Salaverría is Associate Dean of Research at the School of Communication, University of Navarra, Spain, where he heads the Digital News Media Research Group. Author of over 200 scholarly publications, his research focuses on digital journalism and media convergence, both in national and international comparative studies.

Mathias-Felipe de-Lima-Santos is a researcher at the University of Navarra, Spain, under the JOLT project, a Marie Skłodowska-Curie European Training Network funded by the European Commission’s Horizon 2020. Previously, he was a Visiting Researcher at the Queensland University of Technology, Australia. He researches changing journalistic practice with a particular focus on business models, data, and novel technologies.


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