Abstract
This study explores how recent global news startups have connected freelancers with traditional news organizations. Through 10 interviews with founders and editors, the results reveal a networked marketplace of global journalism: the startups build on new technologies as well as on-the-ground evidence as their business model and de-localize the distribution of news within a digital marketplace. Supplemented by a content analysis of their edited stories (N = 226), global journalism as an outcome of this marketplace is discussed.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The authors would like to thank the founders of the global news startups for their time and insights and the reviewers for their very helpful feedback.
DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.
Notes
1. For an example of an online editorial desk and how startups work with news organizations, see http://www.ara-network.com/about-us/work-with-us/assign-us.html.
2. This refers to Middle Eastern countries. The development of geographical variables is based on the categories retrieved from the United Nations.