Essays about: "journalistic roles"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words journalistic roles.
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1. Mediating a global health crisis : Challenges for journalists in Germany during the COVID-19 pandemic
University essay from Stockholms universitet/JMKAbstract : The COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the most impactful crises in recent times, with severe implications for people around the globe. Since its beginnings in late 2019, the crisis has been closely monitored by news media, which function as one of the primary information sources for the public. READ MORE
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2. A voice for the people or a megaphone for the authorities? : An analysis of how SVT.se reported about the Swedish government’s actions during the covid-19 pandemic in relation to their role as public service
University essay from Stockholms universitet/JMKAbstract : The purpose of this study is to examine how the Swedish public broadcaster SVT depicted domestic measures taken by the government and other authorities as a result of the covid-19 pandemic with attention to their double role as public service. Public service media have a unique role in both acting in favour of the authorities when providing crucial information to the citizens and acting in favour of the public when investigating the work made by the authorities. READ MORE
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3. Transparency and Objectivity in Contemporary News Journalism : A Meta-study of Ethical Ideals
University essay from Södertörns högskola/JournalistikAbstract : This theoretical master’s dissertation explores the cleavage between how audiences and journalists perceive transparency and objectivity through the following research questions: “Can transparency be understood independently of objectivity, or can it be included in a model of objectivity?”, “What are the underlying interests with normative concepts like objectivity and transparency, and what drives the process of replacing objectivity with transparency?” and “Can transparency replace objectivity’s dominance as ethical ideal in journalism?”. The questions are studied through a comparative research design of the main concepts transparency and objectivity and by employing a methodology that consists of secondary data analysis of qualitative data and qualitative meta-analysis. READ MORE
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4. Coronavirus and the use of Twitter amongst journalists: A mixed-method analysis
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/JMG - Inst f journalistik och masskommAbstract : The coronavirus pandemic has had an enormous impact on humanity and news media has become dominated by coverage of the virus. This thesis examines the ways in which journalists have used Twitter during this time. Focus was placed on the journalistic roles that the journalists performed on Twitter. READ MORE
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5. Frames, Discursive Practices, and Bilateral Relations: The Gui Minhai Case in Chinese and Swedish Media
University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudierAbstract : As one of the most important sites in which and through which discourse is articulated and disseminated, newspapers play particularly extensive roles in furthering understandings of human rights cases involving citizens of dual nationality and foreign policy. Drawing on critical discourse analysis and the practice of journalistic framing, this study examined the effects of intertextuality on the depiction of the Gui Minhai case in Swedish and Chinese daily news. READ MORE
