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New Forms of Journalistic Legitimization in the Digital World

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Journalistic Metamorphosis

Part of the book series: Studies in Big Data ((SBD,volume 70))

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The ‘digital revolution’ is transforming the journalistic field. From sequential processes—selection, verification, hierarchization, presentation, fruition—journalism is moving on to a ‘despacialized simultaneity’ in which production, distribution and consumption are intertwined. These evolutions are modifying the legitimation of the credibility and authority of journalism, which historically resided in its capacity to guarantee a public service whose hierarchical nature was ensured by exclusivity. The operational procedures through which journalism built its reputation must be rethought to include citizens more. Participation and transparency become central principles, despite the lack of clarity as to which new practices will substantiate them.

While devised jointly by the two authors, the first and third sections were written by Laura Solito and the introduction and second section by Carlo Sorrentino.

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  1. Dipartimento di Scienze Politiche e Sociali, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Florence, Italy

    Laura Solito & Carlo Sorrentino

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  1. Faculty of Communication Sciences, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain

    Jorge Vázquez-Herrero

  2. Faculty of Communication Sciences, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain

    Sabela Direito-Rebollal

  3. Faculty of Communication Sciences, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain

    Alba Silva-Rodríguez

  4. Faculty of Communication Sciences, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain

    Xosé López-García

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Solito, L., Sorrentino, C. (2020). New Forms of Journalistic Legitimization in the Digital World. In: Vázquez-Herrero, J., Direito-Rebollal, S., Silva-Rodríguez, A., López-García, X. (eds) Journalistic Metamorphosis. Studies in Big Data, vol 70. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36315-4_14

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