Online Journalism and the Promises of New Technology : a Critical Review and Look Ahead
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Postprint. this is an electronic version of an article published in journalism studies, 2010. journalism studies is available online at: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/. direct u r l: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1461670 x.2010.501151
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Steensen, S. (2010). Online Journalism and the Promises of New Technology : a Critical Review and Look Ahead. Journalism Studies, 2010 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1461670X.2010.501151Abstract
Research about online journalism has been dominated by a discourse of technological innovation.
The ‘‘success’’ of online journalism is often measured by the extent to which it utilizes
technological assets like interactivity, multimedia and hypertext. This paper critically examines
the technologically oriented research about online journalism in the second decade of its
existence. The aim is twofold. First, to investigate to what degree online journalism, as it is
portrayed in empirical research, utilizes new technology more than previously. Second, the paper
points to the limitations of technologically oriented research and suggests alternative research
approaches that might be more effective in explaining why online journalism develops as it does.