Journalism History, Web Archives, and New Methods for Understanding the Evolution of Digital Journalism

Archived webpages are a critical source of data for understanding the current state of the news media industry, as well as how the industry has changed over time. Dramatic changes in the news media industry in recent decades have occurred in tandem with the evolution on the Web. Archived webpages ar...

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Published inJournalism History and Digital Archives pp. 74 - 93
Main Authors Weber, Matthew S., Napoli, Philip M.
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 2021
Edition1
Subjects
Social Network Analysis
Entity Extraction
Journalism Research
19th Century British Library Newspaper
Conducting Network Analysis
Data Journalism
Tamil Nadu
Chronicling America
Web Archiving Project
Local News Sources
Marion Star
National Libraries
Local News Outlets
WARC
Local News
Newspaper Content
Dover Post
Internet Archive
Topic Modelling Algorithm
Link Lists
Potential Analytical Approaches
Local News Websites
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Summary:Archived webpages are a critical source of data for understanding the current state of the news media industry, as well as how the industry has changed over time. Dramatic changes in the news media industry in recent decades have occurred in tandem with the evolution on the Web. Archived webpages are valuable records for understanding and analyzing how newspaper companies have adapted to technological changes such as social media feeds and sharing of news content via Twitter. This article outlines a methodological approach to utilizing Web archives as a means of examining change in the news media industry. Researchers have developed new tools to improve researcher access to archived Web data in order to advance studies of the Web, and to enable the tracking of changes in news media as they emerge over time. A case study examining local news in the United States is used to illustrate the methodological challenges and promise of working with these data, highlighting the power and potential of Web archives for journalism research. Finally, the closing sections discuss challenges associated with the scale and scope of archived Web data and point to new areas for future research.
ISBN:0367566648
9780367566616
9780367566647
0367566613
DOI:10.4324/9781003098843-6