Desorden informativo y periodismo: cartografía de las competencias digitales y las carencias formativas de los periodistas en Portugal

Tatiana Dourado; Luísa  Torre; Pedro  Jerónimo

doi:10.31921/doxacom.n40a2720

Authors

Tatiana Dourado Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI), Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7208-8257
Luísa Torre Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI), Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5948-106X
Pedro Jerónimo Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI), Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1900-5031

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31921/doxacom.n40a2720

Keywords:

Digital skills, journalist training, information disorder, disinformation, social media

Abstract

The aim of this article is to identify and determine the areas with the most significant training needs within the production routines of local, national and international journalism in Portugal. Using data from a survey (n=169), the study analysed the mean values and performed a factor analysis. The findings show distinct training demands: local journalists expressed a need to learn more about techniques to increase the visibility of their news content on the internet and social media. In contrast, national journalists sought greater knowledge in artificial intelligence, while international journalists focused on data. The factor analysis revealed three factors; the first two reflect the interests of local journalists, while the second reflects international journalists' interests. The third factor highlighted the strongest elements associated with the context of disinformation, such as fact-checking.

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Author Biographies

Tatiana Dourado, Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI), Portugal

PhD in Communication from the Federal University of Bahia (2020) and associate researcher at the National Institute of Science and Technology in Digital Democracy in Brazil. She is a postdoctoral fellow at the MediaTrust.Lab - Local Media Laboratory for Civic Trust and Literacy, at the Universidade da Beira Interior, in Portugal. She has published studies in national and international peer-reviewed scientific journals on media studies and political communication, focusing mainly on misinformation and disinformation, fake news, the internet and politics and digital governance.
Luísa Torre, Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI), Portugal

Researcher at LabCom - Comunicação e Artes and an FCT fellow. She is a PhD candidate in Communication Sciences at the Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal, and holds a master's in Communication Sciences from the University of Porto, Portugal. She worked as a multimedia journalist for 10 years in local newspapers in Brazil. Her research interests include disinformation, news deserts, journalism and social media.
Pedro Jerónimo, Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI), Portugal

Assistant researcher at LabCom, a research unit at the Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal, where he coordinates the MediaTrust.Lab project - Local Media Laboratory for Civic Trust and Literacy, funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology. PhD in Information and Communication on Digital Platforms, with a pioneering thesis on online news production in the local press in Portugal. Among his leadership positions in scientific associations, he is currently co-chair of the Media Production Analysis working group of the IAMCR. He has participated in national and international projects. He is a member of the editorial board of several leading scientific journals, where he has also served as guest editor and reviewer.

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