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Diversity of Journalisms. Proceedings of <strong>ECREA</strong>/CICOM Conference, Pamplona, 4-5 July 2011<br />

Conclusions and recommendations<br />

Research into online news video requires attention to <strong>the</strong> context, as this media from<br />

may be used as an add-on just as it can work on its own. It may be analyzed through a<br />

census which discriminates by section and source of production, or going in-depth<br />

about particular aspects. In ei<strong>the</strong>r case, regardless of more indirect factors, any<br />

analysis is immediately influenced by <strong>the</strong> architecture and design of <strong>the</strong> site, which<br />

shape how <strong>the</strong> user accesses and retrieves multimedia content. The diversity in this<br />

area poses challenges to <strong>the</strong> homogeneity in analyses that cover several news outlets,<br />

both in <strong>the</strong> observation of <strong>the</strong> object and in <strong>the</strong> comparison of results.<br />

Any research effort must also consider <strong>the</strong> irregular presence of video among news<br />

genres and <strong>the</strong> possibility that <strong>the</strong> most frequent instances may not be <strong>the</strong> most<br />

interesting or representative in order to study <strong>the</strong> application of <strong>the</strong> principles of<br />

hypertext and interactivity to this media form. By definining clearly how videos are<br />

usually integrated in each genre, <strong>the</strong>y can be more easily classified in fur<strong>the</strong>r research,<br />

making replicability easier.<br />

Going fur<strong>the</strong>r, a general analysis of online video across all genres may limit <strong>the</strong> ability<br />

to study particular aspects unlocked by <strong>the</strong> particular potential of breaking news,<br />

feature-style journalism, dialogue or comment. This also needs to be considered when<br />

determining <strong>the</strong> scope.<br />

Acknowledgement<br />

This paper is part of <strong>the</strong> research project “Evolución de los cibermedios españoles en<br />

el marco de la convergencia. Multiplataforma e integración periodística” (ref.:<br />

CSO2009-13713-C05), financed by <strong>the</strong> Ministry of Science and Innovation,<br />

Government of Spain.<br />

End Note<br />

Correspondence concerning this paper should be addressed to Samuel Negredo,<br />

Journalism Projects Department, Edificio de Bibliotecas, Universidad de Navarra,<br />

31080 Pamplona, Spain. E-mail: snegredo@alumni.unav.es.<br />

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