@article{BuschowSuhrSerger,
  author    = {Buschow, Christopher and Suhr, Maike and Serger, Hauke},
  title     = {Media Work as Field Advancement: The Case of Science Media Center Germany},
  series = {Media and Communication},
  volume    = {2022},
  journal   = {Media and Communication},
  number    = {Volume 10, issue 1},
  publisher = {Cogitatio Press},
  address   = {Lisbon},
  doi       = {10.17645/mac.v10i1.4454},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20220125-45709},
  pages     = {99 -- 109},
  abstract  = {In the wake of the news industry's digitization, novel organizations that differ considerably from traditional media firms in terms of their functional roles and organizational practices of media work are emerging. One new type is the field repair organization, which is characterized by supporting high-quality media work to compensate for the deficits (such as those which come from cost savings and layoffs) which have become apparent in legacy media today. From a practice-theoretical research perspective and based on semi-structured interviews, virtual field observations, and document analysis, we have conducted a single case study on Science Media Center Germany (SMC), a unique non-profit news start-up launched in 2016 in Cologne, Germany. Our findings show that, in addition to field repair activities, SMC aims to facilitate progress and innovation in the field, which we refer to as field advancement. This helps to uncover emerging needs and anticipates problems before they intensify or even occur, proactively providing products and tools for future journalism. This article contributes to our understanding of novel media organizations with distinct functions in the news industry, allowing for advancements in theory on media work and the organization of journalism in times of digital upheaval.},
  subject      = {Journalismus},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{Buschow,
  author    = {Buschow, Christopher},
  title     = {Why Do Digital Native News Media Fail? An Investigation of Failure in the Early Start-Up Phase},
  series = {Media and Communication},
  volume    = {2020},
  journal   = {Media and Communication},
  number    = {Volume 8, Issue 2},
  publisher = {Cogitatio Press},
  address   = {Lissabon},
  doi       = {10.17645/mac.v8i2.2677},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20200417-41347},
  pages     = {51 -- 61},
  abstract  = {Digital native news media have great potential for improving journalism. Theoretically, they can be the sites where new products, novel revenue streams and alternative ways of organizing digital journalism are discovered, tested, and advanced. In practice, however, the situation appears to be more complicated. Besides the normal pressures facing new businesses, entrepreneurs in digital news are faced with specific challenges. Against the background of general and journalism specific entrepreneurship literature, and in light of a practice-theoretical approach, this qualitative case study research on 15 German digital native news media outlets empirically investigates what barriers curb their innovative capacity in the early start-up phase. In the new media organizations under study here, there are—among other problems—a high degree of homogeneity within founding teams, tensions between journalistic and economic practices, insufficient user orientation, as well as a tendency for organizations to be underfinanced. The patterns of failure investigated in this study can raise awareness, help news start-ups avoid common mistakes before actually entering the market, and help industry experts and investors to realistically estimate the potential of new ventures within the digital news industry.},
  subject      = {Journalismus},
  language  = {en}
}