The Relationship Between Speed and Precision on Webjournalism

Authors

  • Demétrio de Azeredo Soster

Keywords:

Journalism. Webjournalism. Speed and Precision.

Abstract

This article analyzes the relationship between speed and precision on Web papers. The site UOL Eleições 2002 (UOL Elections 2002) has been used as an empirical object. Inaccurate pieces of news have been mapped out from October 2 to October 7, 2002. That was a major time during the electoral period of 2002 in Brazil the end of the first round of the elections for presidency. Inaccuracies were classified as either language breakdown or journalistic imprecision. Although varying in range of gravity, they seriously compromise the quality of information and; therefore, the sustaining axis of journalisms credibility.

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Author Biography

Demétrio de Azeredo Soster

Bacharel em Comunicação Social (Jornalismo) pela UNISINOS. Mestrando do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Comunicação e Informação da UFRGS. Professor da Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC). Editorexecutivo do Jornal ABC Domingo e editor do Jornal da Associação dos Docentes na UNISINOS. Currículo Lattes

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Published

2006-12-09

How to Cite

SOSTER, D. de A. The Relationship Between Speed and Precision on Webjournalism. Em Questão, Porto Alegre, v. 9, n. 2, p. 353–363, 2006. Disponível em: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/EmQuestao/article/view/79. Acesso em: 24 jun. 2025.

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 2 (2003)

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