Worlds of Journalism

Journalistic Cultures Around the Globe

Thomas Hanitzsch, Folker Hanusch, Jyotika Ramaprasad, Arnold S. de Beer, Thomas Hanitzsch, Folker Hanusch, Jyotika Ramaprasad, Arnold de Beer

• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Year: 2019
• Topic: Languages & Linguistics
• eBook ISBN:
  9780231546638
• Subtopic: Media & Communications Industry
• Index: Languages & Linguistics

How do journalists around the world view their roles and responsibilities in society? Based on a landmark study that has collected data from more than 27,500 journalists in 67 countries, Worlds of Journalism offers a groundbreaking analysis of the different ways journalists perceive their duties, their relationship to society and government, and the nature and meaning of their work.

Challenging assumptions of a universal definition or concept of journalism, the book maps a world populated by a rich diversity of journalistic cultures. Organized around a series of key questions on topics such as editorial autonomy, journalistic ethics, trust in social institutions, and changes in the profession, it details how the practice of journalism differs across the world in a range of political, social, and economic contexts. The book covers how journalism as an institution is created and re-created by journalists and how they experience their profession in very different ways, even as they retain a commitment to some basic, widely shared professional norms and practices. It concludes with a global classification of journalistic cultures that reflects the breadth of worldviews and orientations found in disparate countries and regions. Worlds of Journalism offers an ambitious, comparative global understanding of the state of journalism in a time when it is confronting a series of economic and political threats.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Series Statement
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• 1. Exploring the Worlds of Journalism: An Introduction
• 2. Journalistic Culture in a Global Context: A Conceptual Roadmap
• 3. Surveying Journalists Around the World: A Methodological Framework
• 4. Profiles of Journalists: Demographic and Employment Patterns
• 5. Perceived Influences: Journalists’ Awareness of Pressures on Their Work
• 6. Editorial Autonomy: Journalists’ Perceptions of Their Freedom
• 7. Role Orientations: Journalists’ Views on Their Place in Society
• 8. Ethical Considerations: Journalists’ Perceptions of Professional Practice
• 9. Trust: Journalists’ Confidence in Public Institutions
• 10. Transformations: Journalists’ Reflections on Changes in News Work
• 11. Modeling Journalistic Cultures: A Global Approach
• Appendix 1: Additional Tables
• Appendix 2: Questionnaire
• Appendix 3: Institutions Funding the Study
• References
• Editors and Contributors
• Index