Here’s what BuzzFeed journalists think of their journalism

This study seeks to compare BuzzFeed, a new entrant to the journalistic field, with traditional news organizations, from the perspective of BuzzFeed’s own journalists. Through in-depth interviews, this study finds that BuzzFeed’s journalists think they are more attentive to audiences and more willin...

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Main Authors: Tandoc, Edson Castro, Jr., Foo, Cassie Yuan Wen
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1400722020-05-26T06:32:19Z Here’s what BuzzFeed journalists think of their journalism Tandoc, Edson Castro, Jr. Foo, Cassie Yuan Wen School of Humanities Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information Social sciences::Communication Audience BuzzFeed This study seeks to compare BuzzFeed, a new entrant to the journalistic field, with traditional news organizations, from the perspective of BuzzFeed’s own journalists. Through in-depth interviews, this study finds that BuzzFeed’s journalists think they are more attentive to audiences and more willing to experiment than those working in traditional news organizations. But at the same time, they also value the same ethical standards in journalism. Thus, BuzzFeed seems to engage in both differentiation and de-differentiation. 2020-05-26T06:32:19Z 2020-05-26T06:32:19Z 2017 Journal Article Tandoc, E. C., Jr., & Foo, C. Y. W. (2018). Here’s what BuzzFeed journalists think of their journalism. Digital Journalism, 6(1), 41-57. doi:10.1080/21670811.2017.1332956 2167-0811 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/140072 10.1080/21670811.2017.1332956 2-s2.0-85021150476 1 6 41 57 en Digital Journalism © 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. All rights reserved.
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Here’s what BuzzFeed journalists think of their journalism
description This study seeks to compare BuzzFeed, a new entrant to the journalistic field, with traditional news organizations, from the perspective of BuzzFeed’s own journalists. Through in-depth interviews, this study finds that BuzzFeed’s journalists think they are more attentive to audiences and more willing to experiment than those working in traditional news organizations. But at the same time, they also value the same ethical standards in journalism. Thus, BuzzFeed seems to engage in both differentiation and de-differentiation.
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