Reconstructing the Informal and Invisible: Interactions Between Journalists and Political Sources in Two Countries

Malling, Milda

doi:10.1080/17512786.2021.1930571

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“…As a consequence of all the above, this type of news source tends to be predominant in the field of economic journalism, with the risks that this entails, such as the journalists getting captured in the frames of these agents and reproducing their discourses uncritically (Chakravartty & Schiller, 2010;Doyle, 2006). Of course, some of these trends are common to journalism in general, since access to elite sources through unofficial contacts allows reporters to get exclusive information (Malling, 2021). Still, the need for training to interpret the economy and the opacity of the financial or business spheres make this dependence on elite sources even more significant in the case of economic journalism.…”

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Economic Journalism and the Elitist Approach

Rios-Rodríguez

Arrese

2021

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– Is economic journalism always dependent on elitist news sources or are there particular situations that can mitigate this pattern? The economic crisis of 2008 has specific characteristics that distinguish it from the issues usually covered by economic journalism, so a different pattern in the use of sources could be expected, especially if we consider the changing economic and political circumstances throughout the crisis. To explore this question, we conducted a content analysis of the crisis coverage of representative Spanish newspapers between 2008 and 2015. The results show that the political and economic elites were the dominant sources, meanwhile, other non-elite agents had little presence. This imbalance is not modified by the ideological and geographical profiles of the newspapers, or by the different phases of the crisis. However, we found intra-elite alterations over time: the actors with more decision-making power at each period had more presence as sources. RESUMO – Será o jornalismo econômico sempre dependente das fontes de elite ou existem determinadas situações que podem mitigar este padrão? A crise econômica de 2008 tem caraterísticas específicas que a distinguem dos assuntos habitualmente tratados pelo jornalismo econômico, pelo que poderia ser esperado um padrão diferente no uso de fontes de notícias, especialmente se considerarmos as diferentes circunstâncias econômicas e políticas ao longo da crise. Para explorar esta questão, realizamos uma análise de conteúdo da cobertura da crise de jornais representativos do caso espanhol entre 2008 e 2015. Os resultados mostram que as elites políticas e econômicas foram as fontes dominantes, enquanto outros agentes não elitistas tiveram escassa presença. Este desequilíbrio não é alterado pelos diferentes perfis ideológicos e geográficos dos jornais, nem pelas diferentes etapas da crise. No entanto, encontramos alterações intra-elite ao longo do tempo: os atores com maior poder de tomada de decisões em cada período, tiveram mais presença como fontes. RESUMEN – ¿Es el periodismo económico siempre dependiente de las fuentes elitistas o existen determinadas situaciones que pueden mitigar este patrón? La crisis económica de 2008 tiene características específicas que la distinguen de los asuntos habitualmente tratados por el periodismo económico, lo que permitiría esperar un patrón diferente en el uso de fuentes, especialmente si consideramos las diferentes circunstancias económicas y políticas durante la crisis. Para explorar esta cuestión, realizamos un análisis de contenido de la cobertura de la crisis de periódicos españoles representativos entre 2008 y 2015. Los resultados muestran que las élites políticas y económicas fueron las fuentes dominantes, mientras otros agentes no elitistas tuvieron escasa presencia. Este desequilibrio no es alterado por los diferentes perfiles ideológicos y geográficos de los periódicos, ni por las diferentes etapas de la crisis. Sin embargo, encontramos alteraciones intra-élite a lo largo del tiempo: aquellos actores con mayor poder de decisión en cada período tuvieron más presencia como fuentes.

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Economic Journalism and the Elitist Approach

Rios-Rodríguez

Arrese

2021

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“…Furthermore, in line with the agenda building theory, media agenda can be shaped by a range of external factors, such as journalism culture and news sources (Denham, 2010; Malling, 2023). However, previous studies on agenda building mainly focused on these factors’ effects on the first and second level of media agenda, namely the salience of reported objects and objects’ attributes (e.g., Parmelee, 2014; Wirth et al, 2010).…”

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Building network agenda in China-U.S. trade conflict news: Transnational comparative study across China, the United States, Singapore and Ireland

Liu

2024

Newspaper Research Journal

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Drawing from agenda building theory, this study explores the impact of factors like journalistic culture, national stance and conflict periods on the similarity and dissimilarity of network agendas in China-U.S. trade conflict news across China, the United States, Singapore and Ireland. Findings revealed significant correlations in network agendas across countries, albeit with disparities between China and the United States. Notably, the correlation weakened in both Chinese and U.S. news following the trade war’s eruption.

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“…Establishing a personal relationship as a communication goal (Toth, 2000) therefore plays an important role between journalists and communicators in the gathering of information and the process of disseminating news (Shin & Cameron 2003b). With close and personal relationships, communicators can influence journalistic content more easily (Obermaier, Koch, Riesmeyer, 2018), when they get a better insight into the journalist's thinking (Malling, 2019). Through informal interactions with sources, journalists receive new information for investigative journalism or a deeper understanding of the background, and move away from the news that "everyone reports" (Malling, 2019).…”

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“…With close and personal relationships, communicators can influence journalistic content more easily (Obermaier, Koch, Riesmeyer, 2018), when they get a better insight into the journalist's thinking (Malling, 2019). Through informal interactions with sources, journalists receive new information for investigative journalism or a deeper understanding of the background, and move away from the news that "everyone reports" (Malling, 2019).…”

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Use of Confidential Information by Public Relations Practitioners and Its Representation in Ethical Codes

Kovačič Čelofiga,

Tomažič

2023

South Eastern European Journal of Communication

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Although ethical behaviour today is an essential part of Public Relations, in the short and intensive development of the profession and the period of professionalisation, Public Relations practitioners are faced increasingly with ethical dilemmas in their daily work for different organisations. At the same time, ethical behaviour is increasingly desirable and required, therefore, inclusion of practitioners in professional associations is crucial, as these have a significant impact on the actions of their members through their activities. In this study we analyse the contents of 30 national ethical codes of Public Relations associations, in order to verify how they regulate the protection and use of confidential information within their business communication. Based on the analysis of ethical codes, the paper identifies areas that relate directly or indirectly to the use and protection of confidential information of communication experts. With the substantive analysis, the definition of terms and categories, with a schematic representation, we have filled the gap in this area significantly, as the concept of confidentiality is treated holistically. Keywords: ethical codes, confidential sources, public relations, media sources, ethics.

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Reconstructing the Informal and Invisible: Interactions Between Journalists and Political Sources in Two Countries

Cited by 8 publications

References 30 publications

Economic Journalism and the Elitist Approach

Economic Journalism and the Elitist Approach

Building network agenda in China-U.S. trade conflict news: Transnational comparative study across China, the United States, Singapore and Ireland

Use of Confidential Information by Public Relations Practitioners and Its Representation in Ethical Codes

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