The Institutions Changing Journalism

Patrick Ferrucci (PhD, University of Missouri) is an Associate Professor and the associate chair for graduate studies in the Department of Journalism in the College of Media, Communication and Information at University of Colorado-Boulder. His research primarily concerns itself with how shifting notions of "organization" in journalism lead to influence on journalism practice. Specifically, his work examines organization-level variables’ impact on message construction. He is the author of Making Nonprofit News (Routledge). Scott A. Eldridge II (PhD, University of Sheffield) is an Assistant Professor at the Centre for Media and Journalism Studies at the University of Groningen. He researches digital journalism and how non-traditional actors challenge the boundaries of the journalistic field. He is the author of Online Journalism from the Periphery (2018) and co-author with Miguel F. Santos Silva of The Ethics of Photojournalism in the Digital Age (2020), and is co-editor with Martin Conboy of Global Tabloid: Culture and Technology (2021) and with Bob Franklin, of the Routledge Companion to Digital Journalism Studies (2017) and Routledge Handbook of Developments in Digital Journalism Studies (2019). From 2018–2021 he was Associate Editor of Digital Journalism.

List of contributors

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Journalism coming into being: The timbers and planks of a changing institution

Scott A. Eldridge II

Part I

The Historical Influencers






Knock, knock! Right-wing alternative media is at the door: Institutional boundary work in a hybrid media environment
Tine Ustad Figenschou and Karoline Andrea Ihlebaek




The Integration of Native Advertising in Journalism and Its Impact on The News-Advertising Boundary
You Li




Staying Abreast of the Law: Legal Issues Affecting Journalism Practice
Jonathan Peters




The university as a ‘giant newsroom’: Not-for-profit explanatory journalism during COVID-19
Alfred Hermida, Lisa Varano and Mary Lynn Young

Part II

The New Funders and Organizers




Audiences as a Discursive Institution? How audience expectations disrupt the journalistic field
Sandra Banjac




Foundations and Journalism: A New Business Model, A New Set of Logics
Magda Konieczna




Journalism is Not a One-Way Street: Recognizing multi-directional dynamics
Stefan Baack, David Cheruiyot and Raul Ferrer-Conill




Beyond Innovation: Pioneer journalism and the re-figuration of journalism
Andreas Hepp and Wiebke Loosen

Part III

The Technological Institutions




Insiders Turned Interlopers: The Change Agents Behind Engaged Journalism
Jacob L. Nelson and Andrea Wenzel




Love it or Hate it: Web Analytics as Journalism
Valerie Belair-Gagnon




Journalism’s Interactions with Silicon Valley Platforms: Social Institutions, Fields, and Assemblages

Frank M. Russell and Tim P. Vos

Conclusion

Understanding the Institutions Influencing Journalism: Ideas for Future Work

Patrick Ferrucci