Generation as a key factor in the diversity of journalistic cultures in Greece

Abstract

Although everything is running extremely fast in today's age, is undoubtedly interesting the fact that people are always able to maneuver, adapt and adjust to new situations, one way or another. The same applies for the journalistic field. Amidst the rapidly ongoing developments and the evolution progress of technology, the traditional journalists observe enormous changes, often frightening, in front of their eyes. Their professional lives have undergone great changes and adaptations. Generations come and go, facing at the same time elements of convergence and divergence. How have these journalists managed to balance between the past and the future of journalism? What helped them to adapt in a world that is quite unidentified to them? What are the big differences that lay between today's and yesterday's field of journalism? What are the positive and the negative effects of the technological and educational revolution in the field of journalism? And finally, how do the different journalistic cultures influence the produced journalistic material? This study aims to investigate the different journalistic cultures in Greece, how journalists are affected by the ongoing changes, but also how they affect the profession itself, through an overview in a theoretical framework, but also through the personal experiences of journalists who have been professionals in different periods of time over the last 40 years in Greece.

Adapting Traditional Media to the Social Media Culture: A Case Study of Greece

“…The principal conclusion drawn from the results is that, over the eleven years covered by this study, journalists and the media actively engaged in the online public sphere during the election periods. Although the different journalistic cultures influence the produced journalistic material (Gioltzidou and Gioltzidou 2022), the majority of journalists appear hesitant about the new communication opportunities that are offered through social media. This phenomenon stands in contrast to the levels of adaptation observed in western countries, where journalists and the media have embraced the online culture to a greater extent and appear to take on more prominent roles in debates.…”

“…We conclude that journalists and the media seem to follow the ethical principles of journalism in terms of separating news from comment. Other basic journalistic principles and ethics, such as information crossing and resource management, remain indelible (Gioltzidou and Gioltzidou 2022). However, they both recognize and exploit the new opportunities to criticize the political leadership offered by the medium, adapting their methods to the culture of social media, which requires commentary on current affairs.…”

Encuadrar la representación: discursos sobre mujeres árabes musulmanas en documentales diásporicos en España

“…En un segundo momento, se identificaron los encuadres desde los que se construyó el discurso en su relación con la categoría de identidad colectiva y a partir de elementos que incluyeran o excluyeran a estas mujeres de la sociedad española. La teoría de los encuadres se ha utilizado en la investigación académica para analizar discursos mediáticos, incluyendo la inmigración, como lo demuestran estudios previos (ejemplos: Arcila-Calderon et al, 2023;Gioltzidou y Gioltzidou, 2023;Kalfeli et al, 2023;Navickas, 2023). Esta metodología puede aplicarse también a otros tipos de textos más allá del periodístico.…”

Coverage of International News in TV News Broadcasts: The Case of the Greek Public Television

“…As Paterson (1999) argued, studying the externalities in journalism, the dependence of local journalists on international broadcasters and major international news agencies greatly influences which news to broadcast. Moreover, the media's political positions influence the way it portrays national news , while the different journalists' cultures also influence the produced journalistic material (Gioltzidou & Gioltzidou, 2022). However, there is evidence of bias in the way international news is covered, which is based on, or influenced by, the foreign policy of the government of the journalists' home country and/or work.…”