Meaning of hamsterization | Babel Free

Definitions

A tendency whereby journalists are expected to take on increased responsibilities relating to 24/7 digital publishing.

informal, uncountable

Examples

“Hamsterization / As newsrooms have⟳ shrunk, the job of the remaining reporters has changed. They typically face⟳ rolling deadlines as they post⟳ to their newspaper's website before, and after, writing print⟳ stories. Some are required to blog and tweet as well, some to produce⟳ videos.”

“One can see⟳ the possibility for limitless content for a 24/7 world: churnalism, hamsterization, the news cyclone—names to describe⟳ the condition keep⟳ coming.”

“Long-standing concerns about journalism's “stopwatch culture” and the negative impact of time pressures on newswork have⟳ been exacerbated in the digital age by growing demands for multi-platform technological proficiency, resulting in “hamsterization” of journalistic work⟳.”

“Dean Starkman famously likened this news work⟳ to the “hamster wheel,” and others have⟳ referred to it as the “hamsterization” of journalism, by which news workers have⟳ to continuously take⟳ on more digital labor.”

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