Critical Perspectives on Journalistic Beliefs and Actions: Global Experiences

ISBN-13: 9781138063372 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 248 str.

Eric Freedman; Robyn S. Goodman; Elanie Steyn

Opis

This book examines issues such as journalists’ attitudes toward their contributions to society; the impact of industry and technological changes; culture and minority issues in the newsroom and profession; the impact of censorship and self-censorship; and coping with psychological pressures and physical safety dilemmas.

Spis treści

Introduction 1. Exploring the terrain: How global journalists personally and professionally navigate 21^st century barriers and alter the field. (Robyn S. Goodman) Part I. Journalists’ attitudes toward their jobs and the profession 2. Serving the people and the Party: Chinese journalists' passion and regrets on the job (Jiafei Yin) 3. Australian journalists at work: Their views on employment, unionization, and professional identity (Penny O’Donnell) 4. TV news in India: Journalists in transition (Indira S. Somani and Jane O’Boyle) 5. "It’s like a family!": How Danish journalists connect across broadcasters (Line Hassall Thomsen) 6. Journalists in Taiwan: Marketplace challenges in a free media system (Cheryl Ann Lambert and H. Denis Wu) 7. Community radio in Bangladesh: Limited reach with unlimited impact (Imran Hasnat & Elanie Steyn) Part II. Confronting change 8. Caste, politics, religion, and region vs. journalistic profession: a crisis of deference in Indian journalism (C.S.H.N. Murthy) 9. Russia’s regional media: Paths to independence and financial survival (Wilson Lowrey and Elina Erzikova) 10. Journalists in an age of technology: Covering a turbulent Arab world (Nadia Rahman) Part III. Ethics and standards 11. Professional ethics: High levels of corruption in Kenyan journalism practice (Kioko Ireri) 12. ‘When it bleeds it still leads': Malaysian crime reporters, ethics, and decision-making (Sharon Wilson) 13. Reporting on both sides: An investigative journalist on the U.S.–Mexico border (Sergio Haro Cordero, Luz María Ortega Villa, and Graciela Tapia Corrales) Part IV. Culture and minority issues 14. Chasing dreams in the United States: Contemporary Chinese ethnic media journalists and their roles in local news coverage (Xinxin Amy Yang) 15. When an editor decides to listen to a city: South Africa’s Heather Robertson, The Herald, and Nelson Mandela Bay (Anthea Garman and Vanessa Malila) 16. Fa’a Samoa and the fourth estate: How Samoan journalists negotiate complex traditional values, beliefs, and protocols (Marie Oelgemöller) Part IV. Journalists and press freedom under fire 17. Kyrgyzstan’s journalists: Working under fear (Bahtiyar Kurambayev) 18. Journalists jailed and muzzled: Censorship in Turkey during AKP rule (Duygu Kanver) 19. "Bear in mind ... and do not bite the hand that feeds you": Institutionalized self-censorship and its impact on journalistic practice in post-communist countries—the case of Bulgaria. (Lada Trifonova Price) Conclusion: Through the looking glass (Eric Freedman)