Slow Journalism As an Alternative Economic Model in New Media

Abstract

In an era of rapid and instant journalism, where concerns about the negative impacts of speed are prevalent, it is easy to overlook other forms of journalism with different production timelines. Scholarly work on slow journalism is sparse, so the primary aim of this article is to describe some key characteristics of what slow journalism might entail. The article will examine how the term has been used in blogs, websites, public forums, and the limited scholarly literature available. It will also explore examples from producers who identify with slow journalism to illustrate its practical application. The rise of independent journalism that embraces the concept of "Slow" in its production process suggests the emergence of a new alternative in the media landscape.Slow journalism appears as a response to the information overload generated by the acceleration of the news production cycle in a digital era marked by the emergence of new operators (social networks, news aggregators).