RT Journal Article
T1 Journalists' Self-Perception of Their Profession in Spain: Analysis of Social and Technological Challenges
A1 Sixto García, José
A1 Vázquez Herrero, Jorge
A1 López García, Xosé
K1 Journalism
K1 Profession
K1 Role
K1 Spain
K1 Survey
AB The influence of social and technological factors —from the shadow of disinformation to automation and emerging forms of journalism— redefines the role of journalism and its practices. Journalistic metamorphosis has not been traumatic, but it has been complex, leading to tensions, reflections and controversies. The challenges facing journalism during the global pandemic caused by COVID-19 are assessed with a focus on Spain. The research consists of a survey of 197 Spanish journalists and nine interviews with prestigious academics and internationally recognized professionals. Changes within journalism are addressed in five major themes: the role of journalism today; the relationship between journalism and politics; the incidence of bots and artificial intelligence; mobile journalism and social media; and emerging forms of journalism. The results show that the role of journalism remains unchanged, but the pandemic has strengthened some of its functions. The influence of politics in journalism is very prominent, as well as the concern about automation and misinformation. To face the future, high specialization is needed due to the fast technological evolution and the emergence of new techniques
PB Universitat Ramon Llull: Facultat de Comunicació Blanquerna
SN 1138-3305
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/40009
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/40009
LA eng
NO Sixto-García, J., Vázquez-Herrero, J., & López-García, X. (2022). Journalists’ Self-Perception of Their Profession in Spain: Analysis of Social and Technological Challenges. Tripodos, (52), 111–128. https://doi.org/10.51698/tripodos.2022.52p111-128
NO This work was supported by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (Government of Spain) and the ERDF structural fund within the research project “Digital native media in Spain: Storytelling formats and mobile strategy” (RTI2018-093346-B-C33)
DS Minerva
RD 24 abr 2026