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Historical Roots of Information Flows in Hybrid Media Systems
Fürst, SilkeResearch on hybrid media systems has predominantly focused on recent digital developments, often overlooking historical precedents and long-term patterns that continue to shape today’s media landscape. This study addresses that gap by examining information flows—the cross-media dissemination of information and amplification of attention—from a historical perspective. Combining a literature review in journalism ...
Journalism in the Hybrid Media System: Editorial
Fürst, Silke; Muhle, Florian; Porlezza, ColinThis thematic issue examines journalism’s role within complex, hybridized media environments shaped by platforms, algorithms, shifting logics of attention, and various actors. Bringing together empirical, theoretical, methodological, and historical perspectives from across three continents, the contributions reveal both enduring structures and transformative dynamics, offering nuanced insights into journalism’s...
Higher Education Institutions on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter: Comparing Sw...
Sörensen, Isabel; Fürst, Silke; Vogler, Daniel; Schäfer, Mike S.Public communication has become more important to higher education institutions (HEIs), with many HEIs using social media to communicate with stakeholders. However, scholarship on the subject is scarce and mainly based on single-platform studies and small datasets. Therefore, we conducted a cross-platform study to examine the communication of all Swiss HEIs on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. The results were ...
In the Service of Good Journalism and Audience Interests? How Audience Metrics ...
Fürst, SilkeA large and growing body of literature shows that audience metrics exert a significant influence in many newsrooms around the world. Scholars assume that this might affect the quality of news, but findings on how audience metrics influence news quality and media performance are scattered. Based on a widely used set of news quality criteria, this article is the first to focus on this question. It reviews and dis...