Essays about: "journalistic autonomy"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words journalistic autonomy.
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1. Proceed With Caution : A Bourdieusian Study on the Journalistic Field, Digitalization and Social Media Use Among Swedish Metropolitan Journalists
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och mediaAbstract : The aim of this study was to understand how Swedish journalists balance social media use with traditional journalistic ideals and journalism ethics in a context of increasing digitalization, in light of a number of journalistic profiles being criticized for sharing inappropriate content on their social media accounts. The study is rooted in Bourdieu’s field theory and the research questions pertained to how journalists, occupying different positions in the journalistic field, used and viewed social media in relation to journalistic ideals and -ethics as well as their news organizations’ social media policies. READ MORE
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2. THE EFFECTS OF OPEN SOURCE’S DUALITY ON DATA JOURNALISM
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för journalistik, medier och kommunikationAbstract : The purpose of this study is to find out how open source community influences the data journalism practices, and to what extent it contributes to solving the challenges that hinder the integration of data-driven journalism into newsrooms. The study approached the subject by drawing from the previous work of Lewis and Usher (2013) which proposes applying the duality of open source which constitutes of open-source culture (values, principles, ethics) and open-source materiality (software, coding libraries, etc. READ MORE
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3. The Journalist-NGO Relationship: A Social Exchange Theory Perspective : Exploring motivations, contextual influences, and trust building processes shaping the journalist-NGO relationship in Sweden
University essay from Södertörns högskola/JournalistikAbstract : This study explores the relationship between journalists and NGOs in news making from a social exchange theory perspective. Drawing on semi-structured reconstruction interviews with journalists from Swedish media and representatives from the communications departments of Swedish NGOs, it examines motivations, contextual influences, and trust building processes that shape the relationship. READ MORE
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4. “The government is watching – don’t step on their toes” : An investigation of the press freedom and the working conditions for journalists in Tanzania
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för kultur- och medievetenskaperAbstract : According to reports from Reporters sans frontiers and Freedom House, the freedom of the press has declined during the recent years in the sub-Saharan country Tanzania. Using the human rights reports as an entry point, this study set out to investigate the working conditions for journalists in the capital de facto of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam. READ MORE
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5. Mediating Economic Growth : A Narrative Analysis of News in Times of India and Dagens Nyheter
University essay from Stockholms universitet/JMKAbstract : The necessity of economic growth is a conventional wisdom of our time, assumed to lead to more prosperity and be a panacea for any societal problem. However, infinite economic growth is hard to reconcile with a finite planet, and there is a growing body of evidence that suggests that growth is no panacea nor inherently linked to prosperity. READ MORE
