Digital-Native News and the Remaking of Latin American Mainstream and Alternative Journalism

Digital-Native News and the Remaking of Latin American Mainstream and Alternative Journalism is the winner of the Frank Luther Mott/Kappa Tau Alpha Research Award. It explores the rise of independent, digital-native news outlets in Latin America and their role in social change, protest participation, and the refinement of the concept of alternative media.

Format: Hardback
Length: 138 pages
Publication date: 23 September 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Winner of the Frank Luther Mott/Kappa Tau Alpha Research Award, Digital-Native News and the Remaking of Latin American Mainstream and Alternative Journalism delves into the emergence of independent, digital-native news outlets in Latin America and their profound impact on social change, protest participation, and the refinement of the concept of alternative media. Conducting a decade of original research encompassing interviews, surveys, focus groups, and content analyses, this comprehensive book challenges our understanding of what it means to be mainstream and what it means to be alternative. By examining a diverse range of factors, including business models, audience behaviors, social media usage, and the role of gender, this text uncovers how these online-native news sites are reshaping the landscape of mainstream journalism and challenging the dominance of traditional, hegemonic mainstream news media. The result is a discerning investigation into the innovative new brand of journalism these sites have pioneered.

This insightful study holds immense appeal to scholars in journalism, communication, and Latin American studies, particularly those who are intrigued by the ways in which technology is shaping journalistic practices and reshaping our perceptions of journalism itself.

Weight: 440g
Dimension: 216 x 138 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367715397