Here’s What BuzzFeed Journalists Think of Their Journalism

Edson C. Tandoc; Cassie Yuan Wen Foo

doi:10.1080/21670811.2017.1332956

Here’s What BuzzFeed Journalists Think of Their Journalism

Edson C. Tandoc^*, Cassie Yuan Wen Foo

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Nanyang Technological University

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Abstract

This study seeks to compare BuzzFeed, a new entrant to the journalistic field, with traditional news organizations, from the perspective of BuzzFeed’s own journalists. Through in-depth interviews, this study finds that BuzzFeed’s journalists think they are more attentive to audiences and more willing to experiment than those working in traditional news organizations. But at the same time, they also value the same ethical standards in journalism. Thus, BuzzFeed seems to engage in both differentiation and de-differentiation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	41-57
Number of pages	17
Journal	Digital Journalism
Volume	6
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2017.1332956
Publication status	Published - Jan 2 2018
Externally published	Yes

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ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Communication

Keywords

Audience
BuzzFeed
ethics
field theory
online news
social media

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