Metrics at Work: Journalism and the Contested Meaning of Algorithms
Angèle Christin
Abstract
From Circulation Numbers to Web Analytics: Journalists and their Readers in the United States and France -- Utopian Beginnings: A Tale of Two Websites -- Entering the Chase for Clicks: Transatlantic Convergences -- The Multiple Meanings of Clicks: Journalists and Algorithmic Publics -- The Fast and the Slow: Producing Online News in Real Time -- Between Exposure and Unpaid Work: Compensation and Freelance Careers in Online News -- Conclusion
Topics & Concepts
Meaning (existential)JournalismWork (physics)Computer sciencePolitical scienceAlgorithmEpistemologySociologyMedia studiesEngineeringPhilosophyMechanical engineeringDigital Media and PhilosophyCybernetics and Technology in Society