How Way-Finding is Challenging Gatekeeping in the Digital Age

This paper re-evaluates the relevance of the gatekeeping framework in the twenty-first century, arguing that in an age of digital journalism the gatekeeping metaphor has begun to restrict our study of journalism. Reviewing current research and utilizing a variety of surveys, case studies and theoret...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journalism studies (London, England) England), 2017-09, Vol.18 (9), p.1087-1105
Main Authors: Pearson, George D. H., Kosicki, Gerald M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case studies
digital journalism
Electronic newspapers
Electronic publishing
gatekeeping
Journalism
journalists
media organizations
News
news aggregators
online
Packaging
Publishing
Search engines
Social media
Social networks
way-finding
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
cited_by cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c338t-2291ee2dfd92e3d421a1c849f05712a1c19c7077436e65ecc8d219c7e156ac5e3
cites cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c338t-2291ee2dfd92e3d421a1c849f05712a1c19c7077436e65ecc8d219c7e156ac5e3
container_end_page 1105
container_issue 9
container_start_page 1087
container_title Journalism studies (London, England)
container_volume 18
creator Pearson, George D. H.
Kosicki, Gerald M.
description This paper re-evaluates the relevance of the gatekeeping framework in the twenty-first century, arguing that in an age of digital journalism the gatekeeping metaphor has begun to restrict our study of journalism. Reviewing current research and utilizing a variety of surveys, case studies and theoretical work, the paper proposes a new framework. It argues that rather than online journalism studies focusing on the packaging of a news product by a news source (gatekeeping), it should instead focus on the paths taken by news users to individual stories via search engines, gatewatchers and social media (way-finding). To support this, five key areas of change are investigated: the increased capacity for storing and publishing news; new tools for news creation; increased use of aggregators and gatewatchers; competition on a story-by-story basis; and immediate audience feedback.
doi_str_mv 10.1080/1461670X.2015.1123112
format article
fullrecord <record><control><sourceid>proquest_infor</sourceid><recordid>TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1934025921</recordid><sourceformat>XML</sourceformat><sourcesystem>PC</sourcesystem><sourcerecordid>1934025921</sourcerecordid><originalsourceid>FETCH-LOGICAL-c338t-2291ee2dfd92e3d421a1c849f05712a1c19c7077436e65ecc8d219c7e156ac5e3</originalsourceid><addsrcrecordid>eNp9UE1Lw0AQXUTBWv0JQsBz6s5uNskeBEvth1DwouhtWTaTdGu6qbsppf_epK1XD8PMvHnvDTxC7oGOgOb0EZIU0ox-jRgFMQJgvKsLMuhwGctUysvjDHFPuiY3IawpZSwVfECeFs0--tSHeGZdYV0V2RBNVrqu0VX9OtctfiNujycXtSuMXmxlW11H4wpvyVWp64B35z4kH7Pp-2QRL9_mr5PxMjac523MmAREVpSFZMiLhIEGkyeypCID1s0gTUazLOEppgKNyQvWQwgi1UYgH5KHk-_WNz87DK1aNzvvupcKJE8oE5JBxxInlvFNCB5LtfV2o_1BAVV9UuovKdUnpc5Jdbrnk866svEbvW98XahWH-rGl147Y4Pi_1v8ApNcbbA</addsrcrecordid><sourcetype>Aggregation Database</sourcetype><iscdi>true</iscdi><recordtype>article</recordtype><pqid>1934025921</pqid></control><display><type>article</type><title>How Way-Finding is Challenging Gatekeeping in the Digital Age</title><source>International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS)</source><source>Taylor &amp; Francis</source><creator>Pearson, George D. H. ; Kosicki, Gerald M.</creator><creatorcontrib>Pearson, George D. H. ; Kosicki, Gerald M.</creatorcontrib><description>This paper re-evaluates the relevance of the gatekeeping framework in the twenty-first century, arguing that in an age of digital journalism the gatekeeping metaphor has begun to restrict our study of journalism. Reviewing current research and utilizing a variety of surveys, case studies and theoretical work, the paper proposes a new framework. It argues that rather than online journalism studies focusing on the packaging of a news product by a news source (gatekeeping), it should instead focus on the paths taken by news users to individual stories via search engines, gatewatchers and social media (way-finding). To support this, five key areas of change are investigated: the increased capacity for storing and publishing news; new tools for news creation; increased use of aggregators and gatewatchers; competition on a story-by-story basis; and immediate audience feedback.</description><identifier>ISSN: 1461-670X</identifier><identifier>EISSN: 1469-9699</identifier><identifier>DOI: 10.1080/1461670X.2015.1123112</identifier><language>eng</language><publisher>Abingdon: Routledge</publisher><subject>Case studies ; digital journalism ; Electronic newspapers ; Electronic publishing ; gatekeeping ; Journalism ; journalists ; media organizations ; News ; news aggregators ; online ; Packaging ; Publishing ; Search engines ; Social media ; Social networks ; way-finding</subject><ispartof>Journalism studies (London, England), 2017-09, Vol.18 (9), p.1087-1105</ispartof><rights>2016 Taylor &amp; Francis 2016</rights><rights>2016 Taylor &amp; Francis</rights><lds50>peer_reviewed</lds50><woscitedreferencessubscribed>false</woscitedreferencessubscribed><citedby>FETCH-LOGICAL-c338t-2291ee2dfd92e3d421a1c849f05712a1c19c7077436e65ecc8d219c7e156ac5e3</citedby><cites>FETCH-LOGICAL-c338t-2291ee2dfd92e3d421a1c849f05712a1c19c7077436e65ecc8d219c7e156ac5e3</cites><orcidid>0000-0002-9530-7851 ; 0000-0003-3679-4087</orcidid></display><links><openurl>$$Topenurl_article</openurl><openurlfulltext>$$Topenurlfull_article</openurlfulltext><thumbnail>$$Tsyndetics_thumb_exl</thumbnail><link.rule.ids>314,780,784,27923,27924,33222</link.rule.ids></links><search><creatorcontrib>Pearson, George D. H.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Kosicki, Gerald M.</creatorcontrib><title>How Way-Finding is Challenging Gatekeeping in the Digital Age</title><title>Journalism studies (London, England)</title><description>This paper re-evaluates the relevance of the gatekeeping framework in the twenty-first century, arguing that in an age of digital journalism the gatekeeping metaphor has begun to restrict our study of journalism. Reviewing current research and utilizing a variety of surveys, case studies and theoretical work, the paper proposes a new framework. It argues that rather than online journalism studies focusing on the packaging of a news product by a news source (gatekeeping), it should instead focus on the paths taken by news users to individual stories via search engines, gatewatchers and social media (way-finding). To support this, five key areas of change are investigated: the increased capacity for storing and publishing news; new tools for news creation; increased use of aggregators and gatewatchers; competition on a story-by-story basis; and immediate audience feedback.</description><subject>Case studies</subject><subject>digital journalism</subject><subject>Electronic newspapers</subject><subject>Electronic publishing</subject><subject>gatekeeping</subject><subject>Journalism</subject><subject>journalists</subject><subject>media organizations</subject><subject>News</subject><subject>news aggregators</subject><subject>online</subject><subject>Packaging</subject><subject>Publishing</subject><subject>Search engines</subject><subject>Social media</subject><subject>Social networks</subject><subject>way-finding</subject><issn>1461-670X</issn><issn>1469-9699</issn><fulltext>true</fulltext><rsrctype>article</rsrctype><creationdate>2017</creationdate><recordtype>article</recordtype><sourceid>8BJ</sourceid><recordid>eNp9UE1Lw0AQXUTBWv0JQsBz6s5uNskeBEvth1DwouhtWTaTdGu6qbsppf_epK1XD8PMvHnvDTxC7oGOgOb0EZIU0ox-jRgFMQJgvKsLMuhwGctUysvjDHFPuiY3IawpZSwVfECeFs0--tSHeGZdYV0V2RBNVrqu0VX9OtctfiNujycXtSuMXmxlW11H4wpvyVWp64B35z4kH7Pp-2QRL9_mr5PxMjac523MmAREVpSFZMiLhIEGkyeypCID1s0gTUazLOEppgKNyQvWQwgi1UYgH5KHk-_WNz87DK1aNzvvupcKJE8oE5JBxxInlvFNCB5LtfV2o_1BAVV9UuovKdUnpc5Jdbrnk866svEbvW98XahWH-rGl147Y4Pi_1v8ApNcbbA</recordid><startdate>20170902</startdate><enddate>20170902</enddate><creator>Pearson, George D. H.</creator><creator>Kosicki, Gerald M.</creator><general>Routledge</general><general>Taylor &amp; Francis Ltd</general><scope>AAYXX</scope><scope>CITATION</scope><scope>8BJ</scope><scope>FQK</scope><scope>JBE</scope><orcidid>https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9530-7851</orcidid><orcidid>https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3679-4087</orcidid></search><sort><creationdate>20170902</creationdate><title>How Way-Finding is Challenging Gatekeeping in the Digital Age</title><author>Pearson, George D. H. ; Kosicki, Gerald M.</author></sort><facets><frbrtype>5</frbrtype><frbrgroupid>cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c338t-2291ee2dfd92e3d421a1c849f05712a1c19c7077436e65ecc8d219c7e156ac5e3</frbrgroupid><rsrctype>articles</rsrctype><prefilter>articles</prefilter><language>eng</language><creationdate>2017</creationdate><topic>Case studies</topic><topic>digital journalism</topic><topic>Electronic newspapers</topic><topic>Electronic publishing</topic><topic>gatekeeping</topic><topic>Journalism</topic><topic>journalists</topic><topic>media organizations</topic><topic>News</topic><topic>news aggregators</topic><topic>online</topic><topic>Packaging</topic><topic>Publishing</topic><topic>Search engines</topic><topic>Social media</topic><topic>Social networks</topic><topic>way-finding</topic><toplevel>peer_reviewed</toplevel><toplevel>online_resources</toplevel><creatorcontrib>Pearson, George D. H.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Kosicki, Gerald M.</creatorcontrib><collection>CrossRef</collection><collection>International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS)</collection><collection>International Bibliography of the Social Sciences</collection><collection>International Bibliography of the Social Sciences</collection><jtitle>Journalism studies (London, England)</jtitle></facets><delivery><delcategory>Remote Search Resource</delcategory><fulltext>fulltext</fulltext></delivery><addata><au>Pearson, George D. H.</au><au>Kosicki, Gerald M.</au><format>journal</format><genre>article</genre><ristype>JOUR</ristype><atitle>How Way-Finding is Challenging Gatekeeping in the Digital Age</atitle><jtitle>Journalism studies (London, England)</jtitle><date>2017-09-02</date><risdate>2017</risdate><volume>18</volume><issue>9</issue><spage>1087</spage><epage>1105</epage><pages>1087-1105</pages><issn>1461-670X</issn><eissn>1469-9699</eissn><abstract>This paper re-evaluates the relevance of the gatekeeping framework in the twenty-first century, arguing that in an age of digital journalism the gatekeeping metaphor has begun to restrict our study of journalism. Reviewing current research and utilizing a variety of surveys, case studies and theoretical work, the paper proposes a new framework. It argues that rather than online journalism studies focusing on the packaging of a news product by a news source (gatekeeping), it should instead focus on the paths taken by news users to individual stories via search engines, gatewatchers and social media (way-finding). To support this, five key areas of change are investigated: the increased capacity for storing and publishing news; new tools for news creation; increased use of aggregators and gatewatchers; competition on a story-by-story basis; and immediate audience feedback.</abstract><cop>Abingdon</cop><pub>Routledge</pub><doi>10.1080/1461670X.2015.1123112</doi><tpages>19</tpages><orcidid>https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9530-7851</orcidid><orcidid>https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3679-4087</orcidid></addata></record>
fulltext fulltext
identifier ISSN: 1461-670X
ispartof Journalism studies (London, England), 2017-09, Vol.18 (9), p.1087-1105
issn 1461-670X
1469-9699
language eng
recordid cdi_proquest_journals_1934025921
source International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS); Taylor & Francis
subjects Case studies
digital journalism
Electronic newspapers
Electronic publishing
gatekeeping
Journalism
journalists
media organizations
News
news aggregators
online
Packaging
Publishing
Search engines
Social media
Social networks
way-finding
title How Way-Finding is Challenging Gatekeeping in the Digital Age
url http://sfxeu10.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/loughborough?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_tim=2025-01-13T08%3A44%3A33IST&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=infofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com:primo3-Article-proquest_infor&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=How%20Way-Finding%20is%20Challenging%20Gatekeeping%20in%20the%20Digital%20Age&rft.jtitle=Journalism%20studies%20(London,%20England)&rft.au=Pearson,%20George%20D.%20H.&rft.date=2017-09-02&rft.volume=18&rft.issue=9&rft.spage=1087&rft.epage=1105&rft.pages=1087-1105&rft.issn=1461-670X&rft.eissn=1469-9699&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080/1461670X.2015.1123112&rft_dat=%3Cproquest_infor%3E1934025921%3C/proquest_infor%3E%3Cgrp_id%3Ecdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c338t-2291ee2dfd92e3d421a1c849f05712a1c19c7077436e65ecc8d219c7e156ac5e3%3C/grp_id%3E%3Coa%3E%3C/oa%3E%3Curl%3E%3C/url%3E&rft_id=info:oai/&rft_pqid=1934025921&rft_id=info:pmid/&rfr_iscdi=true