Journalistic Multi-Skilling in the News Agencies AFP, EFE, ANSA, and ACN
This study clarifies the conditions that should be met by news agencies if they decide to hybridise their journalists to take on the roles of both photographer and camera operator. The main objective is to identify the limits of multitasking that should not be exceeded in order to prevent work overl...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2017 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Ramon Llull (URL) |
| Repositorio: | DAU Arxiu Digital de la Universitat Ramon Llull |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:dau.url.edu:20.500.14342/466 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14342/466 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Agències de notícies Periodisme electrònic EFE ANSA AFP 070 |
| Sumario: | This study clarifies the conditions that should be met by news agencies if they decide to hybridise their journalists to take on the roles of both photographer and camera operator. The main objective is to identify the limits of multitasking that should not be exceeded in order to prevent work overload from reducing journalists’ capacity to report. To this end, the investigation includes surveys, interviews and direct observation of each of the news agencies analysed. The state news agencies in France, Spain and Italy (AFP, EFE and ANSA) value their multi-skilled staff. They regard their versatility as a virtue that ensures a greater use of technological innovation and, moreover, results in a more efficient business operation. However, these three news agencies, which constitute a benchmark in Europe, conclude that news agencies will only continue to be central to the new digital environment if they prioritise the rigorous work of their journalists above their multimedia output. |
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