210 KB51 KB199420242009Joye, Stijnletnik:16številka:3str. 5-20ISSN:1318-3222COBISSID:29032797URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-CAALCVXVenEvropski inštitut za komuniciranje in kulturoJavnost (Ljubljana)agencijedigitalna tehnikaelektronski medijiinformacijeinformiranjemass mediamnožični medijiRaising an alternative voice| assessing the role and value of the global alternative news agency Inter press service|Inter Press Service (IPS) is widely considered to be distinctly different from the conventional news agency. Research on this alternative news agency has mainly focused on the IPS news to underwrite this statement, but much less attention has been paid to the broader production context. Drawing on the findings of twenty-six semi-structured in-depth interviews, this article explores the value and role of IPS in the digital news market of the 21st century as perceived by staff members, stakeholders and independent scholars. In general, interviewees argue that IPS and its news copy are a useful and necessary addition to mainstream news media, as well as a crucial source of information and a partner for the global civil society. However, the study also indicates that IPS will need to face a number of professional, organisational and financial challenges if the news agency aspires to continueits unique role of sensitising the public and bridging the information gap between North and SouthInter Press Service (IPS) je običajno obravnavan kot povsem drugačen od konvencionalnih tiskovnih agencij. Raziskave o tej agenciji so običajno usmerjene na proučevanje novic, s čimer naj bi bila dokazana različnost, mnogo manj pozornosti pa je namenjeno širšemu produkcijskemu kontekstu. Članek na temelju rezultatov 26 poglobljenih polstrukturiranih intervjujev obravnava vrednost in vlogo IPS na digitalnem trgu novic 21. stoletja, kot ju zaznavajo zaposleni v IPS, deležniki in neodvisni raziskovalci. Intervjuvanci vidijo v IPS koristno in nujno dopolnilo dominantnim medijem, bistveni vir informacij in partnerja globalni civilni družbi. Hkrati pa raziskava kaže, da se bo moral IPS soočiti s številnimi profesionalnimi, organizacijskimi in finančnimi izzivi, če naj bi agencija še naprej imela edinstveno vlogo v senzibilizaciji javnosti in preseganju informacijskega prepada med severom in jugomTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaEvropski inštitut za komuniciranje in kulturo - EURICOM