Local News and Geolocation Technology in the Case of Portugal

Tatiana Santos Gonçalves, Pedro Jerónimo and João Carlos Correia
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Tatiana Santos Gonçalves: Department of Social and Human Sciences, University Miguel Hernández, 03202 Elche, Spain
Pedro Jerónimo: LabCom, Department of Communication, Philosophy and Politics, University of Beira Interior, 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal
João Carlos Correia: LabCom, Department of Communication, Philosophy and Politics, University of Beira Interior, 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal

Publications, 2021, vol. 9, issue 4, 1-13

Abstract: New projects have recently emerged to develop geolocation technology for the publication of local news in Portugal. These types of new initiatives open the possibility to explore new media perspectives, identifying emerging directions and opportunities to develop more competitive ways to publish local news. In this work, we study these ideas and to what extent they can be used to cope with the challenges that the local Portuguese press is currently facing. We provide local news editors with information to further develop their e-participation and news publishing activities. To this end, we present 10 indicators that measure geolocation technology that has been successful in providing attractive services to local consumers. Lastly, we analyze five Portuguese apps by means of the proposed guideline. Our work shows that the use of geolocation technology has a great potential for local journalism in Portugal but nevertheless we still find flaws in their implementation.

Keywords: geolocation technology; news publishing; local journalism; Portugal; social dimension of news publication; public access and engagement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A2 D83 L82 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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