뉴스통신사의 빅데이터 저널리즘 활용방안 연구 : 연합뉴스 기자 및 전문가 심층인터뷰를 중심으로

This study explored the methods to upgrade news contents using big data journalism in the Korean National News Agency, Yonhapnews, facing changes of news production and consumption. In this study, we conducted in-depth interview with Yonhapnews journalists and experts, to see perception on changes of media environments, the status and strategies of Yonhapnews, the using plan of big data journalism. According to the interview, the changes of media environments makes users to consume news more easier and to participate in the process of news production. However, the changes make many side effects like distribution of uncertain information or sensational news, falling of the credibility of the press. Lately Yonhapnews take the role of ‘wholesaler’ for the news business and ‘retailer’ for the ordinary news users, the interviewees mentioned Yonhapnews should make effort to supply straight news for other news company and newly designed news format for the general news consumers at the same time. Journalists and experts argued big data journalism can help recover the trust on the whole news business, and should be applied to investigative report, local news in Yonhapnews. Especially, they request expansion of skilled manpower and charge department for big data journalism, education program for reporters, stable planning of public data acquisition for the success of big data journalism in Yonhapnews.