The Elective Affinity Between Elite Journalists and Mainstream Economists in Brazil

Neto, Antônio José Pedroso; Undurraga, Tomás

doi:10.1080/1461670x.2017.1334572

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“…Likewise, the idea of the market as the judge of economic policymaking characterised the journalistic coverage of the Swedish economic crisis of the 1990s (Mårtenson 2000, 127-128), and The Financial Times' coverage of the 1997 Thai currency crisis called for Thailand to give up its sovereignty in favour of globalisation and market forces (Durham 2007, 64-65). Research has shown that journalists tend to share the worldview of mainstream economists (Pedroso and Undurraga 2017), and they tend to privilege business perspectives and market-oriented experts (Jacobsson 2016). In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, journalism has naturalised fiscal austerity and market deregulation as rational cures for the crisis (Mylonas 2014;Preston and Silke 2014;Doudaki 2015;Berry 2016).…”

Section: Journalism Politics and Austeritymentioning

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Reason Over Politics

Harjuniemi

2018

Journalism Studies

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Adopting a critical perspective, this article examines how journalism has historically addressed austerity by analysing the austerity debates of the influential business magazine The Economist from 1947 to 2012. By analysing 131 articles with a qualitative frame analysis approach, I show how The Economist has used an enduring frame by which to position itself as the voice of reason against the irrationality of politics. It has typically framed austerity as necessary in times of economic distress, and political demands that contradict austerity have often been deemed irrational. In 2012, during the euro crisis, The Economist, however, framed German-driven austerity as obsessive and called for a pragmatic position on austerity. I argue that this frame of "reason over politics" is characteristic of modern journalism, which is committed to the post-ideological norm of objectivity.

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Section: Journalism Politics and Austeritymentioning

confidence: 99%

Reason Over Politics

Harjuniemi

2018

Journalism Studies

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“…Similarly, Walsh (2020) argues that the perceived independence and respect of experts are essential factors when journalists evaluate their competence and credibility. In their analysis of the relationship between economic journalists and economists in Brasil, Pedroso Neto and Undurraga (2018) argue that economists tend to see the views of mainstream economists as more credible than the views of more heterodox economists. This article contributes to the scholarship on journalism practice and expertise by further analysing how journalists perceive the credibility of different economic expert groups.…”

Section: Journalism and Economic Expertisementioning

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The “Hierarchy of Credibility” among Economic Experts: Journalists’ Perceptions of Experts with Varying Institutional Affiliations

Harjuniemi

2021

Journalism Practice

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Economic journalism is dependent on journalists working closely with expert sources to produce factual and nonpartisan news and analyses about economic policy. Thus, the experts routinely used in economic journalism wield power when defining the economic reality and the possibilities for policy-making. Building on 19 semi-structured interviews with Finnish economic and political journalists and a questionnaire survey conducted among journalists (N = 42), this article contributes to the existing literature on journalism practice and economic expertise by analysing how journalists perceive the credibility of various economic experts. The article draws from literature on the "hierarchy of credibility" concept and argues that journalists regard experts working for government authorities and research institutes as more credible than economic experts employed by, for example, private banks. The article argues that while a "hierarchy of credibility" exists among economic expert groups, it is difficult to make clear-cut demarcations between objective expertise and advocacy in economic journalism. Such results highlight the need for nuanced analyses on the role of economic expertise in journalism practice and in public life.

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“…Talouspolitiikan osalta tutki mustulokset ovat samansuuntaisia: talouspoliittisissa kysymyksissä journalismi aset taa usein etusijalle liikeelämän näkemykset ( Jacobsson 2016). Journalismi saattaa hakea järjen äänen myös tai taloustiedettä edustavilta ekonomisteilta, joita journalis tit arvostavat ja joiden ajatusmaailmaan he samastuvat (Pedroso & Undurraga 2017).…”

Section: Talous Ja Politiikka Törmäys Kurssilla: Talouskurin Järki Thunclassified

Talous ja politiikka törmäyskurssilla - Talouskurin järki The Economist-lehdessä

Harjuniemi¹

2018

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Tarkastelen tässä artikkelissa, miten journalismissa on historiallisesti tulkittu talouskuria, talouspoliittista ideaa, josta on tullut erityisen kiistelty finanssikriisin ja eurokriisin vanavedessä. Pohdin artikkelissa kysymystä journalismin historiallisten ammatti-ihanteiden valossa ja käytän aineistona brittiläisen talouslehden The Economistin talouskuria koskevaa kirjoittelua vuosilta 1947–2012. Tukeudun artikkelissa genealogiseen luentaan, jonka avulla tulkitsen lehden talouskurikirjoittelua journalismin historiallisia ihanteita ja tavoitteita vasten. Artikkelissa väitän, että The Economistissa talouskuri saa oikeutuksensa markkinoiden vaatimuksista ja talouden tosiasioista. Talouskuria haastavat ideat näyttäytyvät usein järjettömyytenä, jota ajavat eteenpäin poliittiset paineet tai ideologiset pyrkimykset. Väitän, että lehden tapa käsitellä talouskurin kaltaista poliittista ideaa on ominainen liberaalille ammattijournalismille, joka on historiallisesti pyrkinyt toimimaan julkisena järjen ja yhteisen hyvän äänenä. Talouspolitiikkaan liittyvässä kirjoittelussa journalismin muut arvot, kuten demokratia ja kansan palvelu, joutuvat paikoin törmäyskurssille markkinoiden ja taloudellisten pakkojen vaatimuksia korostavan järjen kanssa. Näitä ristiriitoja käsitellessään journalismi joutuu kasvotusten liberalismin demokraattisten rajojen kanssa.

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The Elective Affinity Between Elite Journalists and Mainstream Economists in Brazil

Cited by 11 publications

References 17 publications

Reason Over Politics

Reason Over Politics

The “Hierarchy of Credibility” among Economic Experts: Journalists’ Perceptions of Experts with Varying Institutional Affiliations

Talous ja politiikka törmäyskurssilla - Talouskurin järki The Economist-lehdessä

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