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This study is a result of the project "Journalism models in the multiplatform context. Study of the materialization of journalistic roles in news content in Spain", ref. CSO2017-82816-P, of the State program for the promotion of scientific and technical research of excellence, State subprogram for the generation of knowledge, State Research Agency (AEI), Ministry of Science and Innovation (Micin), Spain.

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Humanes, Maria-LuisaCorresponding AuthorAlcolea-Diaz, GemaAuthorLopez-Del-Ramo, JoaquinAuthor

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April 28, 2023
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Performance of journalistic professional roles in digital native media news in Spain: Toward a journalistic micro-culture of its own

Publicated to:Profesional De La Informacion. 32 (2): e320225- - 2023-01-01 32(2), DOI: 10.3145/epi.2023.mar.25

Authors: Humanes, Maria-Luisa; Alcolea-Diaz, Gema; Lopez-Del-Ramo, Joaquin; Mellado, Claudia

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Univ Rey Juan Carlos, Fac Ciencias Comunicac, Camino Molino,5, Madrid 28943, Spain - Author

Abstract

Partiendo del argumento que sustenta que las plataformas mediáticas generan microculturas periodísticas y que la na-turaleza de los roles periodísticos es contextual, se aborda la posible existencia de un modelo periodístico de los medios nativos digitales coherente con una cultura profesional propia. A través de un análisis de contenido de una muestra de 2.729 noticias publicadas en cuatro medios nativos digitales españoles, se mide la presencia de seis roles profesionales (intervencionista, vigilante, leal-facilitador, servicio, info-entretenimiento y cívico), y se compara con la puesta en prác-tica de estos roles en noticias publicadas en prensa, radio y televisión (N = 3.362). Además, se analizan los factores que influencian la presencia de cada rol en las noticias de los medios nativos digitales seleccionados. Los resultados mues-tran que los medios nativos digitales se distinguen por poner en práctica en mayor medida que otras plataformas todos los roles periodísticos, excepto el rol cívico. Asimismo, el rol de servicio presenta niveles de presencia similares en los cuatro diarios analizados, indicando un abordaje de las audiencias más como clientes que como ciudadanos. Respecto a los factores asociados a la presencia de cada rol, encontramos que la temática de la noticia tiene una mayor capacidad predictiva en todos los roles que otros elementos. Aunque no podemos confirmar la existencia de una microcultura periodística propia, sí encontramos algunas particularidades de los medios nativos digitales, derivadas sobre todo de la necesidad de fidelizar a sus audiencias.

Keywords

born-digital mediacontent analysiscyber-mediadigital media ecosystemfuturejournalistic modelsmedia platformsonlineonline mediaprintprofessional culturesservicespainBorn-digital mediaCiencias socialesContent analysisCyber-mediaDigital media ecosystemGrupo bInformación. documentaciónJournalistic modelsMedia platformsOnline mediaProfessional culturesProfessional rolesSpainUnited-states

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Profesional De La Informacion due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2023, it was in position 46/228, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Communication.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations provided by WoS (ESI, Clarivate), it yields a value for the citation normalization relative to the expected citation rate of: 1.7. This indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 14, 2024)

This information is reinforced by other indicators of the same type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of their calculation, consistently position the work at some point among the top 50% most cited in its field:

  • Field Citation Ratio (FCR) from Dimensions: 8.35 (source consulted: Dimensions Jul 2025)
  • Normalized Impact calculated by Dialnet Metrics: 2.74 (source consulted: Dialnet Metrics Dec 2023)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-07-16, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 3
  • Scopus: 8

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-16:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 22.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 40 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 5.5.
  • The number of mentions on the social network Facebook: 1 (Altmetric).
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 7 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Chile.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Humanes Humanes, María Luisa) and Last Author ().

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Humanes Humanes, María Luisa.