Introduction: Innovations, Transitions and Transformations in Digital Journalism: Algorithmic, Symbolic, and New Forms of Journalism

Abstract

This special issue of Digital Journalism includes a selection of articles from the seventh biennial Future of Journalism (FOJ) conference hosted by Cardiff University’s School of Journalism, Media and Culture (JOMEC) in September 2019. With the theme, “Innovations, Transitions and Transformations”, the conference featured a wide range of presentations variously exploring how journalism practice is changing in response to technological change, as well as others highlighting the urgent need for development of new conceptual frameworks and methodological approaches to better understand such transformations. The papers in this issue build upon the conference theme, offering a broad array of compelling and important insights into contemporary issues and debates across the field of digital journalism studies.