Journalism Expands in Spite of the Crisis: Digital-Native News Media in Spain

Autor: Negredo, Samuel, Martínez-Costa, María-Pilar, Breiner, James, Salaverría, Ramón
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Media and Communication, 8, 2, 73-85, Digital Native News Media: Trends and Challenges
Druh dokumentu: Zeitschriftenartikel<br />journal article
ISSN: 2183-2439
DOI: 10.17645/mac.v8i2.2738
Popis: Digital-native news organizations have grown steadily in Spain since the mid-1990s and they have become established as a major force in the media market. Paradoxically, their biggest expansion coincided with the Great Recession (2008-2014). In fact, their numbers increased most during 2012-2013, when traditional media were cutting staff in response to the economic crisis, and unemployment rates in the media sector as a whole hit their peak. However, these digital-native news startups have yet to prove their sustainability and stability. This study uses our own database of 3,862 native and non-native digital news outlets in Spain and the Reuters Institute Digital News Report to analyze a number of characteristics of these media, such as the percentage that have gone inactive, the relative popularity of legacy brands vs. digital natives, multi-platform synergies, content subject matter, geographical location, ownership, and funding sources. Based on these quantitative parameters, this study reviews the structural strengths and weaknesses of digital-native media in the Spanish news market. Taking into account these findings, we conclude that the surge in digital-native news media observed in Spain during the Great Recession followed the pattern of creative destruction described by several economists.
Databáze: SSOAR – Social Science Open Access Repository
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