Slob, Hanneke (2021) Investigative Journalism in the Digital Age: A Qualitative Study into the Influence of Digital Investigative Journalism Platforms on the Print Sector in the Netherlands. Bachelor thesis, Global Responsibility & Leadership (GRL).
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Abstract
This research is an explorative study to investigative journalism in the Netherlands and the relation between digital platforms and the newspaper industry in the context of the digital age. The research question is therefore: “How do web-based investigative journalism platforms influence the business of investigative journalism in the newspaper industry in the Netherlands?” The hypothesis was that web-based investigative journalism platforms keep the newspaper industry upright due to their innovative, adaptive, and collaborative role and presence in investigative journalism in the Netherlands. A qualitative research approach was used, and four (N= 4) in-depth interviews were conducted. Participants were investigative journalists from newspapers (N= 2), a researcher of investigative journalism (N= 1), and an investigative journalist from a web-based platform (N= 1). The results have not demonstrated a direct influence of web-based platforms on the newspaper industry. Rather, indirect influences were observed together with many contextual conditions and characteristics of investigative journalism in the digital age which arise when studying the relationship between the web-based platforms and newspapers. The results show that both web-based platforms and the newspaper industry are innovative, adaptive, and collaborative. Future research could focus on empirical research of web-based investigative journalism platforms in the Netherlands. This research is linked to UN SDG 16 ‘Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions’.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Name supervisor: | Schulz, K.A. |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Oct 2021 07:14 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Oct 2021 07:14 |
| URI: | https://campus-fryslan.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/90 |
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