Interpretive journalism

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Interpretive (or Interpretative) journalism or interpretive reporting requires a journalist to go beyond the basic facts related to an event and provide more in-depth news coverage. The lack of precise borders accompanied by diverse theoretical approaches related to what interpretative journalism is in the modern world results in the practice of interpretative journalism overlapping with various other genres of journalism, and furthermore operationalization of interpretative journalism becomes largely blurred. [1] Interpretive journalists must have atypical awareness with and comprehension of a subject with their work involving looking for systems, rationale and influences that explain what they are reporting.[2]

The impact of interpretive journalism is when the reporting results in trend-setting articles, powerful think-pieces and further straying into the field of investigative reporting which has become the hallmark of good print journalism. But in recent times with the trend of breaking news and in finding ways to get viewers faster, journalists and readers have given up or just don't find time for traditional long-form interpretive reporting.[3][4][5][6]

  1. ^ Salgado, Susana; Strömbäck, Jesper (2011). "Interpretive journalism: A review of concepts, operationalizations and key findings". Journalism. 13 (2): 144–161. doi:10.1177/1464884911427797. S2CID 145169074.
  2. ^ Houston, Brant (2007). "Interpretive Journalism". In Donsbach, Wolfgang (ed.). The Blackwell International Encyclopedia of Communication (1. publ. ed.). Oxford: Blackwell. doi:10.1002/9781405186407.wbieci081. ISBN 9781405131995.
  3. ^ "Ian Leach: The perils of breaking-news culture". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
  4. ^ "Comics as Interpretive Journalism: Three Ways Trump's Tweets Have Landed in Panels". pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
  5. ^ "Interpretative Reporting". Zeepedia.com.
  6. ^ Sullivan, Margaret (2014). "Opinion | 'Just the Facts, Ma'am' No More". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-01-28.