<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The digitalization of journalism has resulted in an increased overlap between technology and journalism in the newsroom. This development has profound implications for journalism education. The present study investigates a team-based experiential learning project between journalism and computer science students in a digital feature journalism course. Using the concept of trading zones as our analytical lens, we explore the students’ thoughts and opinions regarding professional roles and boundaries as well as areas of tension and spaces of mutual understanding in the collaborative context. Using mixed methods and data from questionnaires, observations and semi-structured interviews, the study demonstrates how trading zones between journalism and computer science students varied from homogenous collaboration to heterogeneous coercion, with diverse experiences of collaboration, coordination and collapse.</p></abstract>

The digitalization of journalism has resulted in an increased overlap between technology and journalism in the newsroom. This development has profound implications for journalism education. The present study investigates a team-based experiential learning project between journalism and computer science students in a digital feature journalism course. Using the concept of trading zones as our analytical lens, we explore the students’ thoughts and opinions regarding professional roles and boundaries as well as areas of tension and spaces of mutual understanding in the collaborative context. Using mixed methods and data from questionnaires, observations and semi-structured interviews, the study demonstrates how trading zones between journalism and computer science students varied from homogenous collaboration to heterogeneous coercion, with diverse experiences of collaboration, coordination and collapse.

Exploring Journalism and Computer Science Student Collaboration

Nordicom Review

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A Norwegian case study

The digitalization of journalism has resulted in an increased overlap between technology and journalism in the newsroom. This development has profound...

Exploring Journalism and Computer Science Student Collaboration

Published Online: Nov 06, 2019

Page range: 129 - 142

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2019-0037

Keywords
trading zones, technology development, journalism education, collaboration, digitalization

© 2019 Frey, E., Olsen, R. K. & Giannoumis, G. A., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Exploring Journalism and Computer Science Student Collaboration

Published Online: Nov 06, 2019

Page range: 129 - 142

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2019-0037

Keywordstrading zones, technology development, journalism education, collaboration, digitalization

© 2019 Frey, E., Olsen, R. K. & Giannoumis, G. A., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
trading zones, technology development, journalism education, collaboration, digitalization