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Digital Long-Forms: A Qualitative and International Approach to Evaluate the Efficiency of Production Processes of Digital Long-Forms

Planer, Rosanna
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1531920832953648

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2018, Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, Journalism (Communication).
The Thesis entitled “Digital Long-Forms: A Qualitative and International Approach to Evaluate the Efficiency of Production Processes of Digital Long-Forms” is rooted in the field of online journalism. Based on the assumption that digital long-forms represent a major unique feature of online journalism, the production processes of this relatively new format are analyzed. By conducting a qualitative content analysis of ten guided interviews of American and German producers of digital storytelling, new findings concerning the different production phases, strategic and narrative objectives of production and problems of production are generated. Results show that there is room for improvement in terms of the efficiency of production; there is not yet a developed status quo, neither in terms of the roles and professions of the producers, nor in the nature of the stories, nor in the resources used. Despite those heterogeneous strategic approaches, a general consent on both a four-step-procedure (idea pitch, conceptualization, field work, editing) and a journalistically informing and elucidating narrative prevail. The major problems consist in collaborating and communicating with multiple departments. Overall, the producers themselves evaluated their production processes as efficient and worthwhile.
Jatin Srivastava, Dr. (Committee Member)
Alexander Godulla, Prof. (Committee Chair)
Johannes Gerstner, Dr. (Committee Member)
92 p.
Communication; Journalism
digital storytelling; digital long forms; online journalism; production process; efficiency

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  • Planer, R. (2018). Digital Long-Forms: A Qualitative and International Approach to Evaluate the Efficiency of Production Processes of Digital Long-Forms [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1531920832953648

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Planer, Rosanna. Digital Long-Forms: A Qualitative and International Approach to Evaluate the Efficiency of Production Processes of Digital Long-Forms. 2018. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1531920832953648.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Planer, Rosanna. "Digital Long-Forms: A Qualitative and International Approach to Evaluate the Efficiency of Production Processes of Digital Long-Forms." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1531920832953648

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