Ventajas e inconvenientes de que los medios cuenten con un lab [Advantages and disadvantages of having a lab in media organizations]

Herrera-Damas, Susana and Satizábal-Idarraga, Christian-Camilo Ventajas e inconvenientes de que los medios cuenten con un lab [Advantages and disadvantages of having a lab in media organizations]. Infonomy, 2024, vol. 2, n. 1. [Journal article (Unpaginated)]

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English abstract

At the current crossroads of the media and journalism, innovation is emerging not only as a "nice thing to have", but as an urgent and peremptory need. In this context, innovation labs are seen as a structured and somewhat privileged space. However, a review of the academic and professional literature on the subject also reveals voices that are critical of these spaces. Given this situation, we ask ourselves what their advantages and disadvantages are. To answer this question, we conducted semistructured interviews with 18 experts in the field for two reasons. Firstly, because they themselves are linked to a lab. Secondly, because they are highly qualified experts in journalistic innovation in its various forms, and academic experts as well. The results confirm that these laboratories offer considerable advantages, along with disadvantages, which can potentially cause operational problems. The latter do not invalidate the model, but they do force media outlets to use it in a reflexive way. This confirms the instrumental nature of these spaces, but also the fact that they are not really necessary, and their presence is not sufficient.

Spanish abstract

En la actual encrucijada que atraviesan los medios en general y el periodismo en particular, la innovación surge no como un “nice to have” sino como una necesidad urgente y perentoria. En este contexto, los laboratorios de innovación se presentan como un espacio estructurado y -en cierto modo- privilegiado. Sin embargo, la revisión de la literatura académica y profesional sobre el tema permite también detectar voces críticas respecto a la existencia de estos espacios. En este contexto, nos interrogamos cuáles son sus ventajas e inconvenientes. Para averiguarlo, llevamos a cabo entrevistas semiestructuradas con 18 expertos en este ámbito, tanto por estar ellos mismos vinculados a un lab como por ser expertos académicos y conocedores altamente cualificados de la innovación periodística en sus distintas modalidades. Los resultados certifican que estos laboratorios presentan importantes ventajas junto a inconvenientes que pueden llegar a ser ciertamente disfuncionales. Estos últimos no invalidan el modelo, pero sí obligan a utilizarlo de un modo reflexivo. Por lo demás, esto confirma tanto su carácter instrumental como su insuficiencia por sí mismos.

Item type:	Journal article (Unpaginated)
Keywords:	Labs de medios; Laboratorios; Ventajas; Inconvenientes; Innovación; Periodismo; Expertos; España; Media labs; Advantages; Disadvantages; Innovation; Journalism; Experts; Spain.
Subjects:	H. Information sources, supports, channels. > HA. Periodicals, Newspapers.
Depositing user:	Tomàs Baiget
Date deposited:	23 Jan 2024 19:51
Last modified:	23 Jan 2024 19:51
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/10760/45501

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