Author(s)

Jianing Cong ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Journalism Department, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK

Corresponding Author

Jianing Cong

ABSTRACT

As technology continues to evolve, the impact of digital technology on journalism becomes increasingly apparent. Though much research has been done on digital technology, there is very limited research on how it affects news storytelling. This article will use qualitative research to analyse which aspects of contemporary journalism have been affected by digital technology, and the impact on humanity. The article first discussion the interactivity that the advent of social media has brought to the narrative of journalism, followed by the immersive report that the source of digital technologies such as artificial intelligence and virtual reality has brought. Finally, discuss the popularity of digital journalism brought about by the widespread adoption of big data and cloud computing in the field of journalism. The results show that changes in science and technology have gradually influenced the way of news narratives, making them progressively more diverse. Although digital technology is still in the developmental stage and vetting and publishing continues to rely on human beings, the impact on news narratives is already evident.

KEYWORDS

Journalism; Digital technology; Social media; Big data; Virtual reality

CITE THIS PAPER

Jianing Cong, The Impact of Digital Technology on the Storytelling of Contemporary Journalism. Media and Communication Research (2023) Vol. 4: 16-20. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/mediacr.2023.040503.

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