Journalistic Images: Contemporary Challenges for Visual Research in Digital Journalism
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. About the Research Object: Characteristics of Contemporary Journalistic Imagery
Journalistic convergence is a multidimensional process facilitated by the widespread implementation of digital telecommunication technologies. It affects the technological, business, professional, and editorial aspects of the media, fostering integration of tools, spaces, work methods, and languages that were previously separate. Journalists now create content that is distributed across multiple platforms, using the specific languages of each platform.
3. About Research Itself: Digital Imagery Scrutiny Cannot Ignore the Digital Ecosystem
4. Digital Methods as a Possible Path for Analyzing Journalistic Images
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
1 | Translated from Portuguese by the authors. |
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Vasconcelos, E.L.; Barbosa, S.O. Journalistic Images: Contemporary Challenges for Visual Research in Digital Journalism. Soc. Sci. 2024, 13, 459. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci13090459
Vasconcelos EL, Barbosa SO. Journalistic Images: Contemporary Challenges for Visual Research in Digital Journalism. Social Sciences. 2024; 13(9):459. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci13090459
Chicago/Turabian StyleVasconcelos, Eduardo Leite, and Suzana Oliveira Barbosa. 2024. "Journalistic Images: Contemporary Challenges for Visual Research in Digital Journalism" Social Sciences 13, no. 9: 459. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci13090459