Cyberjournalism and participation: taxonomy of interactivity in digital media

Digital media have enhanced the user-media-content relationship. Now the challenge for cyberjournalism is to encourage audience participation and engagement, which is why interactivity is essential. To distinguish between the types of interactivity that can be applied in journalism, we analyzed 23 p...

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Authors: Robledo-Dioses, Kelly, Tejedor Calvo, Santiago, Pulido Rodríguez, Cristina, Torres Espinoza, Gabriel
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2022
Country:México
Institution:UNIVERSIDAD DE GUADALAJARA
Repository:Comunicación y Sociedad
Language:Spanish
English
OAI Identifier:oai:comunicacionysociedad.cucsh.udg.mx:article/8192
Online Access:https://www.comunicacionysociedad.cucsh.udg.mx/index.php/comsoc/article/view/e8192
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Cyberjournalism
Cybermedia
Interactivity
Interactivity levels
Active participation
Ciberperiodismo
Cibermedios
Interactividad
Niveles de interactividad
Participación activa
Ciberjornalismo
Cibermídia
Interatividade
Níveis de interatividade
Participação ativa
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Summary:Digital media have enhanced the user-media-content relationship. Now the challenge for cyberjournalism is to encourage audience participation and engagement, which is why interactivity is essential. To distinguish between the types of interactivity that can be applied in journalism, we analyzed 23 publications from the world’s most subscribed cybermedia. We found that the most used types of interactivity are personalization and social. But generative and navigational interactivity, with augmented reality and immersion, are almost non-existent, thus being challenges for the sector.