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players to create their own games, in real time, according to their affinities and
interests. The experience of reading news has been extended to a fun activity, going
beyond the simple desire to learn (Almeida, 2009).
However, there are authors who do not accept Newsgames as journalistic format.
Nolan (2003) argues that there are "important differences between the objectives,
structure and ethics of online games and narratives ". She asserts that "the idea of
rewards and sanctions [in games] is obviously a problem for journalism that values
information as an end and not as means." Deak (2007) says that the tools developed
for video games can be alienating features, but can also be used for education or
journalism. For Andrade (2008), the newsgames should be seen only as emulators of
news and journalism as a form of construction, which should be considered in the
effects of production, circulation and reception.
Mobile Journalism
The mobile journalism seems to be a trend that will gradually go rooting in the
newsrooms of newspapers in order to keep their digital editions fed with news stories
immediately. Stephen Quinn (2002) in his book "Knowledge management in the digital
newsroom " tackles the theme in the chapter "Mobile Journalism" in which discusses
the use of mobile technologies in the context of journalism through "virtual pressroom
"where journalists were able to develop their reports from outside writing with the ability
to send material from the place where the incident happened.
In 2005 it began to appear the word "Mojo" (acronym for Mobile Journalist) at the
Gannett Newspaper Agency in the United States to designate the emerging activity of
some reporters of The News-Press Agency who used laptops, cameras and digital
recorders, as well of broadband connections to produce and publish stories on the
move directly from the premises and centrally. In 2007, the news agency Reuters, in
collaboration with Nokia, started some experiences with the mobile journalism, followed
by several media groups in the world.
Editor & Publisher Magazine has released an extensive report on the introduction of
this type of journalism in the U.S. local press. Among the benefits identified in the
report include: increased closeness between journalists and the community where they
live and reporting, immediacy, and increased on-line information material.
Since the beginning of XXI century, the proliferation of wireless technology (Wi-Fi,
WiMax, Bluetooth, 3G4G2) and advanced digital wireless technologies (cell phones,
smartphones, palmtops, laptops, tablet PCs, digital cameras and the like ) can be
perceived, resurrecting the discussion on the current nature of contemporary
journalism. Earlier this immediacy was focused primarily on providing news, while now
seen an expansion of possibilities to the complementarity of information through video,
audio and photos with high-speed networks such as Wi-Fi and the third generation
(3G) which allows uploading and downloading large files, as well as web browsing.
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