Analyzing Alternative Futures Facing Iranian News Organizations in the Post-Corona Era

Authors

    Ahmad Niknam PhD Student, Communication Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, Communication and Media, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
    Akbar Nasrollahi * Assistant Professor, Head of Faculty of Social Sciences, Communication and Media, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Akbar.nasrollahi@gmail.com
    Mohammad Reza Jalilvand Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Farabi Faculty, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
    Soraya Ahmadi Assistant Professor, Department of Cultural Sociology, Research Institute of Humanities and Social Studies, Jahād-e Dāneshgāhi, Tehran, Iran
https://doi.org/10.61838/kman.ijimob.4.2.26

Keywords:

Media, News Organizations, News, Corona, Post-Corona

Abstract

Objective: This study aims to analyze the alternative futures facing Iranian news organizations in the post-Corona era.

Methodology:  To achieve this objective, a qualitative method was employed in two sections, including semi-structured interviews and the Delphi technique. In the present study, the statistical population comprises media managers and communication faculty members. A purposive sampling method was used to collect the sample.

Findings:  The research findings indicate that increased speed in content production, audience inclination towards using capsule information, the decline of official media with the development of social media platforms, the phenomenon of influencers and their news authority, the use of artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, and augmented reality in media and news production, the reduction of print media, the decrease in face-to-face communication content, the increase in superficial content, and the expansion of podcast use are considered the most significant transformations in the content produced by news organizations, especially from a technological perspective, in the future. Additionally, based on the results obtained from data analysis in the Delphi section, the most influential factors on the alternative futures facing Iranian news organizations in the post-Corona era are, respectively, the management and governance of the internet, algorithms, and big data, and the transformation of each individual into a separate information source.

Conclusion:  Therefore, any organization, including media organizations, must incorporate these changes into their policy-setting and decision-making processes to ensure their continued existence.

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Published

2024-04-01

Submitted

2024-01-13

Revised

2024-03-23

Accepted

2024-03-29

How to Cite

Niknam, A. ., Nasrollahi, A., Jalilvand, M. R., & Ahmadi, S. . (2024). Analyzing Alternative Futures Facing Iranian News Organizations in the Post-Corona Era. International Journal of Innovation Management and Organizational Behavior (IJIMOB), 4(2), 222-230. https://doi.org/10.61838/kman.ijimob.4.2.26

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