"Spotify for News"? User Perception of Subscription-Based Content Platforms for News Media

Buschow, Christopher; Wellbrock, Christian-Mathias

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dc.contributor.author	Buschow, Christopher	de
dc.contributor.author	Wellbrock, Christian-Mathias	de
dc.date.accessioned	2023-01-24T09:30:14Z
dc.date.available	2023-01-24T09:30:14Z
dc.date.issued	2023	de
dc.identifier.issn	2673-5172	de
dc.identifier.uri	https://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/84608
dc.description.abstract	Subscription-based news platforms (such as "Apple News+" or "Readly") that bundle content from different publishers into one comprehensive package and offer it to media users at a fixed monthly rate are a new way of accessing and consuming digital journalism. These services have received little attention in journalism studies, although they differ greatly from traditional media products and distribution channels. This article empirically investigates the perception of journalism platforms based on eight qualitative focus group discussions with 55 German news consumers. Results show that the central characteristics these platforms should fulfill in order to attract users are strikingly similar to the characteristics of media platforms from the music and video industries, in particular regarding price points, contract features, and modes of usage. Against this background, the potential and perspectives of a subscription-based news platform for journalism's societal role are discussed.	de
dc.language	en	de
dc.subject.ddc	Publizistische Medien, Journalismus,Verlagswesen	de
dc.subject.ddc	News media, journalism, publishing	en
dc.subject.other	audience studies; journalism products; content platforms; user perception; qualitative focus group discussions	de
dc.title	"Spotify for News"? User Perception of Subscription-Based Content Platforms for News Media	de
dc.description.review	begutachtet (peer reviewed)	de
dc.description.review	peer reviewed	en
dc.source.journal	Journalism and Media
dc.source.volume	4	de
dc.publisher.country	CHE	de
dc.source.issue	1	de
dc.subject.classoz	Kommunikatorforschung, Journalismus	de
dc.subject.classoz	Communicator Research, Journalism	en
dc.subject.classoz	interaktive, elektronische Medien	de
dc.subject.classoz	Interactive, electronic Media	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Journalismus	de
dc.subject.thesoz	journalism	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Nachrichten	de
dc.subject.thesoz	news	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Digitale Medien	de
dc.subject.thesoz	digital media	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Abonnement	de
dc.subject.thesoz	subscription	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Medien	de
dc.subject.thesoz	media	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Nutzung	de
dc.subject.thesoz	utilization	en
dc.rights.licence	Creative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0	de
dc.rights.licence	Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0	en
internal.status	formal und inhaltlich fertig erschlossen	de
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dc.type.stock	article	de
dc.type.document	Zeitschriftenartikel	de
dc.type.document	journal article	en
dc.source.pageinfo	1-15	de
internal.identifier.classoz	1080406
internal.identifier.classoz	1080404
internal.identifier.journal	2568
internal.identifier.document	32
internal.identifier.ddc	070
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.3390/journalmedia4010001	de
dc.description.pubstatus	Veröffentlichungsversion	de
dc.description.pubstatus	Published Version	en
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internal.identifier.pubstatus	1
internal.identifier.review	1
dc.subject.classhort	10800	de
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ssoar.urn.registration	false	de

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