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Knowledge management in the digital newsroom
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Oxford : Focal Press, 2002
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9780240516776

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If you are an editor or newsroom manager seeking new and more efficient ways of managing the ever increasing flow of information through your newsroom, this book will provide the information you need to make informed decisions about crucial organisational and equipment changes. Case studies from newsrooms worldwide are used to present an overview of the information management tools and processes that are available to help journalists and media executives deal with information. Answers are suggested for some of the most pressing issues, including: What are the factors driving change in newsrooms? How are news organizations around the world re-organising their newsrooms to deal with information in new ways? How are the opposing needs to cut costs and yet maintain journalistic quality being met? What digital tools are currently available, e.g. for computer-assisted reporting? How can reporters become more mobile? How can trainee journalists be better prepared for operating within the changing newsroom environment? Each chapter is supplemented by a 'how to learn more' section, suggesting further resources for tackling each issue. Whether you are planning major change in your newsroom or simply wish to keep up with the latest industry trends, this is the book you have been waiting for. ? How can reporters become more mobile? How can trainee journalists be better prepared for operating within the changing newsroom environment? Each chapter is supplemented by a 'how to learn more' section, suggesting further resources for tackling each issue. Whether you are planning major change in your newsroom or simply wish to keep up with the latest industry trends, this is the book you have been waiting for.


Author Notes

Dr Stephen Quinn is an associate professor in journalism at Zayed University in the United Arab Emirates


Table of Contents

Forewordp. ix
Introductionp. xv
Acknowledgementsp. xix
About the authorp. xxi
1 Knowledge management and journalismp. 1
Information a glut productp. 4
From information scarcity to surplusp. 6
Declines in circulationp. 8
Technology a powerful driverp. 11
Social and economic causes of changep. 13
The role of media giantsp. 14
Changes in consumer attitudesp. 15
Managing knowledge in the newsroomp. 17
New skills for the knowledge agep. 21
New approaches for a new agep. 25
2 The re-defined newsroomp. 31
Attitude: changing newsroom mindsetsp. 33
Links between technology and mindsetp. 37
Blending competition and co-operationp. 39
Physical: moving the furniture aroundp. 41
Technical change: acceptance of technologyp. 52
From a production to an information basep. 54
3 The coming of convergence journalismp. 59
Factors influencing multiple-journalismp. 62
America's first convergence companyp. 65
Multiple-journalism elsewhere in the USAp. 74
Convergence in Hong Kong and Singaporep. 77
Changes in Australian newsroomsp. 81
Multi-media television coveragep. 84
Opposing views of multiple-journalismp. 86
4 Intranets and knowledge managementp. 94
What is an intranet?p. 95
Intranets and collaborationp. 96
Intranets: catalysts for changep. 98
A single source of informationp. 103
Intranets for researchp. 103
Cheaper to distribute electronic documentsp. 105
Intranets save time through conveniencep. 107
Intranets boost moralep. 109
Anticipating potential problemsp. 109
5 New tools for journalistsp. 114
Analysing successful data managersp. 115
The Advanced Journalist Technology Projectp. 117
Newsplex: the newsroom of the futurep. 123
Computer-assisted reportingp. 125
Geographical information systemsp. 126
Databases for information managementp. 128
Extensible markup languagep. 131
XML enables convergence journalismp. 132
6 Mobile journalismp. 139
Mobile telephone generationsp. 140
Main transmission technologiesp. 140
Wireless application protocolp. 142
DoCoMo's i-modep. 143
Open versus closed standardsp. 144
Enabling the virtual newsroomp. 145
The virtual newsroom in practicep. 148
Unique issues for mobile reportingp. 152
Developing wireless contentp. 154
The future is still unfoldingp. 157
7 How to involve and evolve the newsroomp. 161
Danger: speed can trap the unwaryp. 162
Vital to invest in trainingp. 163
Universities' role in the futurep. 165
The ideal journalism recruitp. 170
A knowledge-based daily: Maeil Business Newspaperp. 173
Putting it all togetherp. 174
Indexp. 191