Changing journalistic practices in Eastern Europe

Metykova, Monika; Císařová, Lenka Waschková

doi:10.1177/1464884909106541

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“…Professional autonomy may also be negatively influenced by corporate and commercial pressures (Hanitzsch & Mellado, 2011). Economic pressures among others were perceived by Czech journalists as the most important for their work at least at the beginning of the 21 st century (Metyková & Císařová, 2009), whereas the realm of politics seemed to be less important for them. In the context of recent media acquisitions, however, the interconnection of political, economic and media power in the case of Babiš may change the situation.…”

Section: Conditions Of Czech Journalismmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Czech journalists routinely cultivate good relationships with state-political, executive and police-representatives. This mutually advantageous cooperation offers reporters access to exclusive material, while at the same time guarantees visibility of certain actors or topics in the news media (Jirák & Trampota, 2008;Metyková & Císařová, 2009; see also Volek, 2010).…”

Section: Conditions Of Czech Journalismmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Czech Journalists’ Refreshed Sense of Ethics in the Midst of Media Ownership Turmoil

Hájek

Štefaniková

Láb

et al. 2015

MaC

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In recent years, the Czech Republic has seen the largest changes in media ownership since the early 1990s. Most striking was the purchase of one of the largest publishing houses Mafra by the tycoon Andrej Babiš in June 2013, followed by the takeover of the Czech branch of Ringier by other Czech businessmen later that year. The first case in particular instigated immense discussion about the economic and ethical crisis facing Czech journalism since Babiš is also a powerful political figure (currently the Minister of Finance). In response, a significant number of leading, well-known journalists left media owned by big business and launched projects of quality or "slow" journalism which had until that point been merely discussed theoretically. This paper-based on the results of the Czech part of the Worlds of Journalism Study project-addresses the shift in the ways journalists perceive their roles and ethical responsibilities before and after the 2013 ownership changes. We also present the manner in which these changes are reflected in emerging media projects. It seems that those journalists not affected by the ownership change tend to view journalism ethics and the ability of journalism to exert power more seriously than before.

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Section: Conditions Of Czech Journalismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Conditions Of Czech Journalismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Czech Journalists’ Refreshed Sense of Ethics in the Midst of Media Ownership Turmoil

Hájek

Štefaniková

Láb

et al. 2015

MaC

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“…All of this can currently be sensed in journalism, as recent research suggests: multiple changes challenge the profession's self-understanding and ethos (Deuze, 2006(Deuze, , 2007Metyková and Waschková Cisarová, 2009;Ruusunoksa, 2006Ruusunoksa, , 2010Ryfe, 2009;Wiik, 2010;Witschge, 2012;Witschge and Nygren, 2009). Specifically, the traditional ideals of the profession, such as public service, objectivity, autonomy and immediacy might be affected (Deuze, 2005(Deuze, , 2007.…”

Section: Journalists In Modernitymentioning

confidence: 99%

From gardeners to revolutionaries: The rise of the liquid ethos in political journalism

Kantola

2012

Journalism

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In many newsrooms, journalistic work has increasingly been reorganized in ways that make it more flexible, multi-skilled and assertive, or even 'liquid'. Empirical studies on liquid journalism, however, are scarce. This article examines how the rise of liquidity can be seen in the work-related ethos of Finnish political journalists. The article is based on 25 in-depth interviews of political journalists. In the findings, three generational groups -the solid moderns, the liquefying moderns, and the liquid moderns -emerge divided roughly by age. These differences reflect a more general change, whereby the organizations of the solid industrial modernity have been flattened and decentralized and, in many professions, the expertise and career prospects have been questioned. In the course of this change, political journalists are developing an anti-institutional and flexible ethos accentuated by opinionated assertiveness -in effect, an ethos of liquid revolutionaries.In today's newsrooms, the only certainty seems to be a sense of uncertainty and change. Journalists face new technologies, organizational restructuring and new audience preferences, and they are reformulating their work practices and normative ideals. Here, I examine how Finnish political journalists and their work-related ethos are changing in the current climate.

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“…Editorial independence depends on the business models of the media, as well as on the commercialised media environment of the present way -one in which many decisions are taken on the basis of their advantages and profit potentials. Studies related to the media in Eastern Europe regularly identify violations of editorial independence because of the ability of politicians or political parties to influence media content (Metyková, Waschková and Císarová, 2009). …”

Section: Discussing Editorial Independencementioning

confidence: 99%

Editorial independence in the Latvian news media: ownership interests and journalistic compromises

Rožukalne¹

2013

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Editorial independence in the each media organization is influenced both by external factors (sources of information, business partners, advertisers) and by internal factors (business interests and the goals of the media owner and the managers of the outlet). There are at least three levels at which editorial independence can be evaluated in accordance with various players in the media environment -the level of the individual, the media organisation and the media industry. Editorial independence at each of these levels, in turn, depends on self-regulation and media regulation mechanisms. In this specific research, the question about attitude to editorial independence has been analyzed. With the goal to determine the conditions, which affect the level of editorial independence in the media firms, the formal and informal factors in the relationship between owners and editors have been evaluated. The data of the Latvian journalist survey has been compared with data acquired during semi-structured interviews with media owners and chief editors. In Latvia, the will of the owner to use media in his own interest both political and commercial is perceived as natural, as well as the belief of the owner that the opinions made by the editor must not interfere with the owner's business venture. However, even in editorial offices where strict limitations of editorial independence exist, journalists find a way to produce content independently. For journalists it doesn't mean the situation at the office, but their own individual work, defining the editorial independence as a chance freely produce specific content. Respondents in this survey think highly of the individual autonomy of journalists, but media workers clearly understand the limitations on editorial independence that are implemented by owners, directors or editors-in-chief.

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Changing journalistic practices in Eastern Europe

Cited by 25 publications

References 8 publications

Czech Journalists’ Refreshed Sense of Ethics in the Midst of Media Ownership Turmoil

Czech Journalists’ Refreshed Sense of Ethics in the Midst of Media Ownership Turmoil

From gardeners to revolutionaries: The rise of the liquid ethos in political journalism

Editorial independence in the Latvian news media: ownership interests and journalistic compromises

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