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Journalistic content curation and news librarianship: Differential characteristics and necessary convergence

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: Based on a systematic review of the literature on journalistic content curation and news librarianship, the paper puts forward a clarification of the two concepts.Profiles for each of the two disciplines are set out, together with common aspects for comparison to identify their similarities and differences.Based on the comparison, the paper argues for the convergence of the two disciplines, finding that each is vital to safeguarding the social functions performed in the press coverage of current events, including the essential function of user-generated content.

Source: El Profesional de la Informacion

DOI: 10.3145/epi.2018.jul.07

Authors: Javier Guallar, Lluís Codina

Institutions: Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Universitat de Barcelona

Language: Spanish

Topic: Journalism and Media Studies

Subfield: Communication

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Generalitat de Catalunya

OpenAlex ID: W2887718498

FWCI: 6.02

Cites: 50

Cited by: 25

Related to: 10