Evolution of style manuals and application of journalistic standards in Venezuelan print and digital media

Abstract

This study analyzes the evolution of style guides and the application of journalistic standards in Venezuelan print and digital media. To this end, the research compares the guidelines for writing, language, ethics, and journalistic formats in traditional media outlets, such as Panorama, La Verdad, and El Nacional, with those of native digital media, such as El Pitazo and TalCual. Furthermore, it examines how style guides guide journalistic practice and how journalists implement these guidelines in their daily news production. The methodology combines a comprehensive documentary analysis of style guides and manuals with semi-structured interviews with journalists working in both types of media, with the aim of contrasting theory with practice in the contemporary Venezuelan media context. In this way, the study provides a comprehensive view of the adaptation of the national press to the challenges posed by digital transformation, as well as revealing changes in professional identity and journalistic writing processes. The results obtained will allow us to understand not only the evolution of regulations, but also the practical and ethical implications that arise from the coexistence of traditional and digital formats in Venezuelan news production.