Un nuevo escenario para la práctica periodístico-informativa a partir de la convergencia digital

A new scenario for the practice journalistic- information from the digital convergence

Abstract

The technologies of information and communications (ICT) and the emergence of new media on the web have disrupted periodistico - informativas practices. Currently, both the contents and the reporters labour routines are marked by a new scenario forged from digital convergence. The various dimensions of this scenario have also affected the production, distribution and consumption of information. Access to new platforms and tools of dissemination and interaction have changed the professional profiles of the journalist and to rethink their skills in professional practice. In this context performed a qualitative and quantitative research from the elaboration of surveys applied to twenty journalists exercising their profession in the province of Manabí radial media. For this purpose the following competencies were considered: communicative content, production of contents, languages and multimedia narratives, the implementation of technologies and networks, the creation of informative and interactive formats in line with the preferences of the audience and the adaptation to the new communication ecosystem.