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Idea generation and material consolidation: Tool use and intermediate artefacts in journalistic writing

Attfield, S; Fegan, S; Blandford, A; (2009) Idea generation and material consolidation: Tool use and intermediate artefacts in journalistic writing. Cognition, Technology and Work , 11 (3) pp. 227-239. 10.1007/s10111-008-0111-6. Green open access

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Abstract

We report an in-depth, longitudinal study of a freelance music journalist writing a feature article. Our analysis attends to the participant's activities from initiation to completion, and the ways in which she established structure using tools and artefacts to support cognitive effort. We observed five work stages: Establishing an initial idea; preparing for an interview; interviewing; planning the article; and writing. Each resulted in the production of a working document embodying ideas and commitments which provided a key resource for the next stage. Stages began with phases of idea generation during which ideas were spontaneously triggered through intense engagement with information resources. They finished with phases of material consolidation when intermediate artifacts were configured to facilitate generation during the next stage. We examine these in detail and use our findings to motivate a discussion of working document overview representations and specific requirements related to idea generation and material consolidation. © Springer-Verlag London Limited 2008.

Type: Article
Title: Idea generation and material consolidation: Tool use and intermediate artefacts in journalistic writing
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1007/s10111-008-0111-6
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Computer Science
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/14203
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