Experimenting with user-generated content in journalistic practices: adopting a user-centric storytelling approach during the covid-19 pandemic coverage in Latin America

Gabriela Gruszynski Sanseverino; Mathias Felipe de Lima Santos

doi:10.25200/BJR.V17N2.2021.1369

Experimenting with user-generated content in journalistic practices: adopting a user-centric storytelling approach during the covid-19 pandemic coverage in Latin America

Gabriela Gruszynski Sanseverino, Mathias Felipe de Lima Santos

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Many scholars have recognized the benefits that user-generated content (UGC) can bring to news publications. In this context, the coverage of the pandemic has undoubtedly forced news outlets around the world to embrace such content to present relevant information during this time. To understand how Latin American outlets are exploring UGC in news reporting, we proposed an exploratory study that includes a devised observation of 80 news websites and their social network channels between April and August 2020. During this period, we conducted a systematic observation to analyze how these outlets open spaces for the public and experiment with integrating user content into their news processes. Our findings suggest that the majority of the observed portals have punctually adopted UGC with minimal engagement. However, the pandemic disrupted interesting experiments regarding the integration of UGC into news creation that generate innovative forms of storytelling.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	244-279
Number of pages	36
Journal	Brazilian Journalism Research
Volume	17
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.25200/BJR.V17N2.2021.1369
Publication status	Published - 30 Aug 2021
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Journalism
Latin America
Pandemic
Storytelling
User-generated content

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Experimenting with user-generated content in journalistic practices: adopting a user-centric storytelling approach during the covid-19 pandemic coverage in Latin America. / Sanseverino, Gabriela Gruszynski; de Lima Santos, Mathias Felipe.
In: Brazilian Journalism Research, Vol. 17, No. 2, 30.08.2021, p. 244-279.

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