@article{BuschowWellbrock, author = {Buschow, Christopher and Wellbrock, Christian-Mathias}, title = {"Spotify for News"? User Perception of Subscription-Based Content Platforms for News Media}, series = {Journalism and Media}, volume = {2022}, journal = {Journalism and Media}, number = {2023, 4}, publisher = {MDPI}, address = {Basel}, doi = {10.3390/journalmedia4010001}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20230124-48740}, pages = {1 -- 15}, abstract = {Subscription-based news platforms (such as "Apple News+" or "Readly") that bundle content from different publishers into one comprehensive package and offer it to media users at a fixed monthly rate are a new way of accessing and consuming digital journalism. These services have received little attention in journalism studies, although they differ greatly from traditional media products and distribution channels. This article empirically investigates the perception of journalism platforms based on eight qualitative focus group discussions with 55 German news consumers. Results show that the central characteristics these platforms should fulfill in order to attract users are strikingly similar to the characteristics of media platforms from the music and video industries, in particular regarding price points, contract features, and modes of usage. Against this background, the potential and perspectives of a subscription-based news platform for journalism's societal role are discussed.}, subject = {Journalistik}, language = {en} } @techreport{BuschowWellbrock, author = {Buschow, Christopher and Wellbrock, Christian-Mathias}, title = {Money for nothing and content for free? Zahlungsbereitschaft f{\"u}r digitaljournalistische Inhalte}, organization = {Landesanstalt f{\"u}r Medien NRW}, doi = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.4016}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20191111-40168}, pages = {42}, abstract = {Frei nach dem Motto "Money for nothing and content for free" werden tagesaktuelle Informationen ebenso wie aufw{\"a}ndig recherchierte Reportagen im Digitalen vornehmlich kostenfrei genutzt. Wie k{\"o}nnen journalistische Angebote sich also nachhaltig refinanzieren? Die vorliegende Studie stellt Nutzerinnen und Nutzer in den Mittelpunkt. Sie fragt nach den Gr{\"u}nden f{\"u}r fehlende Zahlungsbereitschaft sowie danach, warum und wof{\"u}r gezahlt wird. Außerdem gibt sie Medienschaffenden konkrete Handlungsempfehlungen, um ihre journalistischen Produkte ansprechend zu gestalten und so die Zahlungsbereitschaft von Leserinnen und Lesern zu steigern.}, subject = {Neue Medien}, language = {de} } @techreport{BuschowWellbrock, author = {Buschow, Christopher and Wellbrock, Christian-Mathias}, title = {Money for nothing and content for free? Willingness to pay for digital journalism}, organization = {Landesanstalt f{\"u}r Medien NRW}, doi = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.4017}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20191111-40175}, pages = {21}, abstract = {True to the motto "Money for nothing and content for free", both up-to-date information and thoroughly researched reporting are principally used free of charge in their digital forms. Considering this, how can journalism be funded sustainably? This study focuses on users and investigates the reasons for their lack of willingness to pay for content, as well as what they do pay for, and why.}, subject = {Neue Medien}, language = {en} } @techreport{BuschowWellbrock, author = {Buschow, Christopher and Wellbrock, Christian-Mathias}, title = {Die Innovationslandschaft des Journalismus in Deutschland}, organization = {Landesanstalt f{\"u}r Medien NRW}, doi = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.4240}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20200924-42407}, pages = {51}, abstract = {Das vorliegende Gutachten befasst sich mit der Innovationslandschaft des deutschen Journalismus. Innovation wird als eine essenzielle Voraussetzung verstanden, um tragf{\"a}hige L{\"o}sungsans{\"a}tze f{\"u}r die gegenw{\"a}rtigen Probleme des Journa-lismus zu entwickeln. Im Mittelpunkt des Gutachtens steht die Frage, wie Innovationspolitik im Journalismus - d. h. die Unterst{\"u}tzung von Innovation durch die {\"o}ffentliche Hand - funktionst{\"u}chtig ausgestaltet werden kann. Dabei wird dem Innovationssysteme-Ansatz gefolgt, welcher Probleme, Barrieren und Hemmnisse identifiziert, die der Innovationsf{\"a}higkeit des Journalismus in Deutschland grundlegend im Wege stehen.}, subject = {Journalismus}, language = {de} } @article{WellbrockArangoKureBuschow, author = {Wellbrock, Christian-Mathias and Arango Kure, Maria and Buschow, Christopher}, title = {Competition and Media Performance: A Cross-National Analysis of Corporate Goals of Media Companies in 12 Countries}, series = {International Journal of Communication}, volume = {2020}, journal = {International Journal of Communication}, number = {Vol 14 (2020)}, publisher = {USC, University of Southern California}, address = {Annenberg, California}, doi = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.4317}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20201221-43175}, pages = {6154 -- 6181}, abstract = {Despite digitization and platformization, mass media and established media companies still play a crucial role in the provision of journalistic content in democratic societies. Competition is one key driver of (media) company behavior and is considered to have an impact on the media's performance. However, theory and empirical research are ambiguous about the relationship. The objective of this article is to empirically analyze the effect of competition on media performance in a cross-national context. We assessed media performance of media companies as the importance of journalistic goals within their stated corporate goal system. We conducted a content analysis of letters to the shareholders in annual reports of more than 50 media companies from 2000 to 2014 to operationalize journalistic goal importance. When employing a fixed effects regression analysis, as well as a fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis, results suggest that competition has a positive effect on the importance of journalistic goals, while the existence of a strong public service media sector appears to have the effect of "crowding out" commercial media companies.}, subject = {{\"O}ffentlich-rechtlicher Rundfunk}, language = {en} } @book{WellbrockBuschow, author = {Wellbrock, Christian-Mathias and Buschow, Christopher}, title = {Money for Nothing and Content for Free?}, publisher = {Nomos}, address = {Baden-Baden}, isbn = {978-3-7489-0725-1}, doi = {10.5771/9783748907251}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20201001-42475}, publisher = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar}, pages = {209}, abstract = {Wie k{\"o}nnen journalistische Angebote nachhaltig finanziert werden? Dies bleibt die Kernfrage f{\"u}r Medienh{\"a}user und journalistische Neugr{\"u}ndungen bei der Entwicklung und beim Aufbau tragf{\"a}higer digitaler Gesch{\"a}ftsmodelle. Die Autoren des vorliegenden Bandes vermitteln einen breiten {\"U}berblick {\"u}ber den Wissensstand zum Thema Paid Content, Plattformen und Zahlungsbereitschaft im Journalismus und er{\"o}ffnen innovative Blickwinkel auf neuartige Plattformmodelle ebenso wie auf Motive und Bed{\"u}rfnisse der Nutzerinnen und Nutzer digitaljournalistischer Inhalte. Auf Grundlage empirischer Forschung werden Handlungsempfehlungen f{\"u}r die nutzerzentrierte Ausgestaltung von Paid-Content-Angeboten sowie neue Perspektiven auf Zahlungsbereitschaft im digitalen Journalismus erschlossen - relevant sowohl f{\"u}r die Wissenschaft wie auch f{\"u}r die Medienpraxis.}, subject = {Digitaljournalismus}, language = {de} } @article{WellbrockLobigsErbrichetal., author = {Wellbrock, Christian-Mathias and Lobigs, Frank and Erbrich, Lukas and Buschow, Christopher}, title = {Coopetition is King. {\"O}konomische Potentiale und medienpolitische Implikationen kooperativer Journalismusplattformen}, volume = {2023}, publisher = {Landesanstalt f{\"u}r Medien NRW}, address = {D{\"u}sseldorf}, doi = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.4947}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20230320-49473}, pages = {1 -- 48}, abstract = {Die vorliegende Studie geht der Fragestellung nach, wie sich eine anbieter{\"u}bergreifende, abonnementbasierte Plattform f{\"u}r den digitalen Journalismus, also eine Art Spotify im Journalismus, auf die Ums{\"a}tze der Anbieter journalistischer Inhalte und die Abonnements im Digitaljournalismus in Deutschland auswirken w{\"u}rde. Auf Basis drei sich erg{\"a}nzender Sch{\"a}tzmethoden f{\"u}r Zahlungsbereitschaft, die in zwei Repr{\"a}sentativbefragungen der deutschen Online-Bev{\"o}lkerung mit insgesamt 8.000 Teilnehmenden angewandt wurden, gelangt das Whitepaper zu den folgenden Schl{\"u}sselbefunden.}, subject = {Journalistik}, language = {de} }