Simón Peña Fernández

La transición digital de los diarios europeos: nuevos productos y nuevas audiencias

The adaptation of traditional newspapers to new digital media and its interface, far from being a mere technical transformation, has contributed to a gradual change in the media themselves and their audiences. With a sample including the top general information pay newspaper in each of the 28 countries of the European Union, this research has carried out an analysis using 17 indicators divided in 4 categories. The aim is to identify the transformations that the implementation of digital media have brought to the top European newspapers. In general terms, the results show that most dailies have managed to keep their leadership also in online environment. Moreover, an emerging group of global media is growing up, based in preexisting national media. Digital and mobile media have contributed to the appearance of new consumption habits as well, where users read more superficially and sporadically. The audience uses several formats at a time, and digital devices already bring the biggest amount of users to many media. The Internet-created new information windows –search engines, social networks, etc. –are also contributing to the change in professional work routines.

Keeping pace with journalism training in the age of social media and convergence: How worthwhile is it to teach online skills?

Media organizations are immersed in a significant process of technological, professional and business restructuring driven by multimedia convergence and the impact of social media. Regardless of their size and scope, they are becoming increasingly aware of the need to enhance their multiplatform delivery strategies and respond more closely to their audiences’ needs and interests. Professionals working for these organizations therefore must cope with, and learn to thrive in, convergent media environments that call for a high level of cooperative effort and multitasking. These requirements seem to be even higher with regard to online journalism, a sector exposed to continual technological change and oriented towards the development of content in a variety of formats. In the light of this scenario and the recent debates regarding the best way to keep journalism training up to date, this article offers a subject-based case study to examine the challenges involved in incorporating convergence and social media into journalism university curricula. By means of a mix of data methods, the study focuses on the planning, practices and ramifications of a specific course on online journalism newswriting and reporting. The conclusions provide a critical discussion of the objectives and tools used by educators in the classroom and discuss the appropriateness of courses devoted to online journalism for preparing future journalists to cope with daily newsroom challenges resulting from media convergence and social media content production.Media organizations are immersed in a significant process of technological, professional and business restructuring driven by multimedia convergence and the impact of social media. Regardless of th...

Euskarazko zinema kritikaren bilakaera, gakoak eta erronkak euskal prentsan

espanolLa evolucion y renovacion que ha experimentado la critica cinematografica en la prensa en euskera en los ultimos anos constituye el principal eje de este trabajo. Ademas de las criticas cinematograficas firmadas por Andres Gostin en Euskaldunon Egunkaria y Gontzal Agote en Berria, se han analizado tambien las escritas por Koldo Mitxelena en la revista Egan. En este analisis no solo se refleja como se cultivan las areas del guion, la puesta en escena, el ritmo narrativo y la interpretacion en las criticas objeto de estudio, sino que tambien se examinan las reflexiones y referencias culturales aportadas. Tras esta panoramica precisa de la evolucion de la critica cinematografica en euskera, se tratara de revelar sus claves mas significativas e identificar sus principales retos futuros. EnglishThe objective of this research work is to analyze the evolution and renewal of film reviews in the Basque press in recent years. In addition to the texts elaborated Andres Gostin in Euskaldunon Egunkaria and Gontzal Agote in Berria, those written by Koldo Mitxelena in the magazine Egan have also been analyzed. This analysis not only reflects how the script, the staging, the narrative rhythm and the interpretation are analyzed, but also the reflections and cultural references provided. In addition to describing the evolution of film reviews in Basque, this article lists its most significant features and identifies its main future challenges. EuskaraZinema kritikak euskal prentsan bizi izan duen bilakaera du ardatz azterlan honek. Euskaldunon Egunkaria kazetako Andres Gostin eta Berria egunkariko Gontzal Agote zinema kritikarien iritzi testuak ez ezik, Koldo Mitxelenak Egan aldizkarian –euskarazko zinema kritika maiztasun jakin batekin eskaini zuen estreinako agerkaria– idatzitakoak ere dira ikergai. Hala, sasoi ezberdinetako zinema kritikarien idatzietan gidoia, eszenaratzea, erritmo narratiboa zein interpretazioaren eremuak nola lantzen diren aztertzeaz gain, egile bakoitzaren gogoetak eta kultur aipamenak ere islatzen dira. Alta, artikuluaren asmoa harago doa. Euskal zinema kritikaren bilakaeraren panoramika doi bat eman ostean, bere gako esanguratsuenak biluzi eta etorkizuneko erronka nagusiak ere identifikatzea baitu xede.

El perfil de los periodistas en el cine: tópicos agigantados

La imagen de los periodistas en el cine marca, en buena medida, la percepcion que la sociedad tiene de la profesion. Las peliculas reflejan la realidad, y al mismo tiempo, la crean. ?Son los profesionales tal y como se los representa en la gran pantalla o se trata simplemente de topicos que nada tienen que ver con la realidad? El presente articulo es fruto de un proyecto de investigacion en el que se examinaron por medio de analisis de contenido 104 peliculas sobre periodistas desde los anos treinta hasta la actualidad en la que se identifican algunos de los topicos que caracterizan la representacion de esta profesion en la gran pantalla. Algunos de ellos se ven corroborados, ya que el retrato predominante es el de un reportero experimentado obsesionado con el trabajo e incapaz de tener una vida familiar. Sin embargo, en contra del cliche, los periodistas de la gran pantalla son razonablemente eticos y persiguen ante todo un fin social.