Prácticas periodísticas en tiempos de pandemia de coronavirus. Un estudio comparado entre Chile y Colombia

María Francisca Greene González; María Fernanda Cerda Diez; Germán Ortiz Leiva

doi:10.26441/RC21.1-2022-A10

Authors

María Francisca Greene González Universidad de los Andes https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0538-2584
María Fernanda Cerda Diez Universidad de los Andes https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9040-4030
Germán Ortiz Leiva Universidad de los Andes https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8208-3169

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26441/RC21.1-2022-A10

Keywords:

Covid-19, digital media, journalistic routines, Chile, Colombia, journalism, pandemic, fake news, editors, infodemic

Abstract

The objective of this research was to study the transformations in the way of working and in the journalistic routines in the main digital media in Chile and Colombia. It investigated how journalistic routines were forcibly modified due to the restrictions imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic and what job challenges inherent to the profession journalists from these media had to face. The six most read news portals in each country were chosen according to the Alexa.com ranking. Twelve semi-structured interviews were conducted with editors and directors of digital press media to make a comparative study. The main results show that journalistic routines were adapted to the contingency. Some changed notably, such as access to sources and the relationship with the interviewees, teleworking and the use of technologies to collect and produce news. Others were strengthened, such as the editorial meeting and the editor's relationship with his work team. It is concluded that the media played a fundamental role during the pandemic by informing citizens about health measures and counteracting the fake news disseminated by social networks. In a way, journalism has once again grown in credibility and trust and the classic routines of journalism have been strengthened.

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Author Biographies

María Francisca Greene González, Universidad de los Andes

Periodista por la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile y Doctora en Ciencias de la Información por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Es profesora asociada ordinaria de la Facultad de Comunicación de la Universidad de los Andes, Chile. Sus líneas de investigación son rutinas periodísticas y ética periodística.

María Fernanda Cerda Diez, Universidad de los Andes

Periodista de la Universidad de los Andes y licenciada en Filosofía por esa misma universidad. Es Máster en Comunicación Intercultural por la University of Sheffield, UK y Máster en Salud Pública con especialización en comunicación y salud por Boston University. Es profesora de la Facultad de Comunicación de la Universidad de los Andes, Chile. Actualmente está cursando un Doctorado en Comunicación en la misma casa de estudios.

Germán Ortiz Leiva, Universidad de los Andes

periodista con una maestría en Relaciones Internacionales y Derecho Público de la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Es profesor del Programa de Periodismo y Opinión Pública de la Escuela de Ciencias Humanas de la Universidad del Rosario, Colombia. Actualmente está cursando un Doctorado en Comunicación en la Universidad de los Andes, Chile.

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