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\"Cover<\/a>In this article, Prof. Dr. Wiebke Loosen<\/a>, Julius Reimer<\/a> and Paul-Philip Solbach<\/a>, together with their co-authors Laura Ahva, Mark Deuze and Lorenz Matzat, present the concept of “X Journalism”: a tool for observing the development of journalism by analysing the constantly changing concepts of journalism. The article was published in the journal “Journalism” by SAGE Publications.<\/p>\n

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Abstract<\/h2>\n

In this article we propose the notion of X Journalism as an observational tool and concept. It owes its existence to a simple observation: the evolution of journalism is accompanied by the emergence of ever-new journalism-related terms, i.e. combinations of the word \u2018journalism\u2019 with a particular modifying term that represents and signals a certain specificity and novelty. Examples include \u2018robot journalism\u2019, \u2018foundation-funded journalism\u2019, \u2018cross-border journalism\u2019, or \u2018solutions journalism\u2019 \u2013 just to name a few. To date, we have collected and mapped 166 X journalisms and have \u2018crowd-categorized\u2019 them into clusters according to the different aspects they refer to. We explore X Journalism as a concept, present our mapping, and show how it can help to cope with journalism\u2019s increasing complexity, grasp the diversity of the field, trace its constant evolution, as well as identify patterns and interrelations between these different movements and occurrences. Through a test case of audience-related X journalisms we demonstrate an empirical application before illustrating the theoretical compatibility of X Journalism and suggesting a research agenda that highlights potentials for X Journalism-driven studies.<\/p>\n

Loosen, W.; Ahva, L.; Reimer, J.; Solbach, P.; Deuze, M.; & Matzat, L. (2020): \u2018X Journalism\u2019. Exploring journalism\u2019s diverse meanings through the names we give it. 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