Research Article
The Risk in Implementing Newsroom Convergence in Multiplatform Media
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.31-3-2022.2320723, author={Wahyudi Marhaen Pratopo}, title={The Risk in Implementing Newsroom Convergence in Multiplatform Media}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Contemporary Risk Studies, ICONIC-RS 2022, 31 March-1 April 2022, South Jakarta, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICONIC-RS}, year={2022}, month={8}, keywords={digital risk newsroom convergence multiplatform tempo}, doi={10.4108/eai.31-3-2022.2320723} }- Wahyudi Marhaen Pratopo
Year: 2022
The Risk in Implementing Newsroom Convergence in Multiplatform Media
ICONIC-RS
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.31-3-2022.2320723
Abstract
The advance in information and communication technology has encouraged media companies to optimize the potential of technology to develop their products and businesses. They also implement newsroom convergence as part of the optimization effort. This study is aimed to find out the problem and risk of implementing newsroom convergence in multiplatform media outlets, using digital risk and convergent culture concepts. The research uses qualitative methods with a case study of Tempo, Indonesia’s leading media group. Tempo implements a 3.0 model of convergence newsroom to provide news for its multiplatform outlets. However, this research found that the application of newsroom convergence faces multitasking problems due to the different characteristics and working processes of different media platforms. Finally, Tempo stops the application of the 3.0 newsroom model and turns back to the 1.0 newsroom model. Tempo emphasized the potential of newsroom convergence but failed to take account of the risk in implementing it. Based on this finding, this research suggests the need for other research related to the application of newsroom convergence to find best practices in newsroom management in the current era of convergence.