The Interpretive Interface: Where Journalistic and Pluralistic Discourses (Don’t) Meet

Peeters, Maud; Maeseele, Pieter

doi:10.1080/21670811.2023.2174150

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“…The interpretive turn is often connected to the emergence of a range of alternative journalistic styles that are juxtaposed to descriptive, objective, and fact-focused reporting (Peeters and Maeseele, 2023). This proposed dichotomy gives us the false impression that there is such a thing as news that is not an interpretation, when in reality news is inevitably shaped by the framing choices, news values and/or personal values of the journalist (Broersma, 2010;Fisher, 2016).…”

Section: Journalist-scientist Interactions and The Interpretive Turnmentioning

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“…This proposed dichotomy gives us the false impression that there is such a thing as news that is not an interpretation, when in reality news is inevitably shaped by the framing choices, news values and/or personal values of the journalist (Broersma, 2010;Fisher, 2016). While it may be feasible to differentiate between these two journalistic styles at the "story-level of analysis" (Salgado and Strömbäck, 2012, p. 154;Soontjens, 2019), one should keep in mind that journalistic styles are grounded in journalistic routines, practices, and values that tend to be more intricate and heterogeneous (Broersma, 2010;Harbers, 2016;Peeters and Maeseele, 2023). Albaek's study (2011) illustrates this complexity: because interpretive journalism is journalist-driven, journalists reach out to scientific experts more to either confirm or co-construct an interpretation.…”

Section: Journalist-scientist Interactions and The Interpretive Turnmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The interpretive turn is often connected to the emergence of a range of alternative journalistic styles that are juxtaposed to descriptive, objective, and fact-focused reporting (Peeters and Maeseele, 2023). While it may be feasible to differentiate between these two categories of journalistic styles at the "story-level of analysis" (Salgado and Strömbäck, 2012: 154;Soontjens, 2019), one should keep in mind that journalistic styles are grounded in journalistic routines, practices, and values that tend to be more intricate and heterogeneous (Broersma, 2010;Harbers, 2016;Peeters and Maeseele, 2023).…”

Section: Journalist-scientist Interactions and The Interpretive Turnmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Negotiating interpretive power: Interpretive practices in journalist-scientist interactions

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2023

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This study critically examines the notion of interpretation and interpretive practices within journalist-scientist interactions in the news production process. The linguistic ethnographic work in this paper offers rare insights into an intense and lengthy collaboration between a newspaper, university, and government agency as they set up a citizen science project on air quality in Belgium. Our analysis focuses on how journalists and scientists interpret scientific results and how they actively reflect on that interpretation. Beeman and Peterson’s (2001) notion of interpretive practice is adopted as an analytical framework and operationalized by looking into how routine procedures, cultural categories, and social positions from the fields of journalism and science are adapted, negotiated or reflected on in the dataset. The findings show that the scientists go beyond providing data and expertise and are heavily engaged in the interpretive work within the news production process. The close-knit interaction between the scientists and journalists brings about a struggle over whose interpretation should be a part of the final news product and limits the interpretive power of the journalist.

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Section: Journalist-scientist Interactions and The Interpretive Turnmentioning

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Section: Journalist-scientist Interactions and The Interpretive Turnmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The interpretive turn is often connected to the emergence of a range of alternative journalistic styles that are juxtaposed to descriptive, objective, and fact-focused reporting (Peeters and Maeseele, 2023). While it may be feasible to differentiate between these two categories of journalistic styles at the "story-level of analysis" (Salgado and Strömbäck, 2012: 154;Soontjens, 2019), one should keep in mind that journalistic styles are grounded in journalistic routines, practices, and values that tend to be more intricate and heterogeneous (Broersma, 2010;Harbers, 2016;Peeters and Maeseele, 2023).…”

Section: Journalist-scientist Interactions and The Interpretive Turnmentioning

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From Sporadic Sympathy to Devoted Skepticism. Alternative Media Use as an Affective Sense-Making Practice

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2024

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Intervening by staying professional: How Nordic environmental journalists make sense of their roles

Hujanen,

Jangdal,

Dovbysh

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Nordicom Review

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The notion of intervention is gaining traction among Western environmental journalists. While existing research has predominantly focused on countries outside the Nordic region, in our study we investigate the self-perceptions of professional journalists in the Nordic countries of Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Through semi-structured interviews, we examine the roles that Nordic journalists construct when reflecting on covering the environmental beat, paying particular attention to how they make sense of the idea of intervening – that is, their involvement in interpreting, making sense of, and engaging the public in environmental issues. Using thematic qualitative analysis to analyse the interviews, we have identified four journalistic roles: 1) objective news provider, 2) critical watchdog, 3) sense-maker and educator, and 4) environmental advocate. Our findings suggest that Nordic journalists intervene byadhering to professional norms and practices and renegotiating them. While the role of objective news provider remains prominent among Nordic journalists, it is intertwined with various forms of intervention across all identified roles.

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The Interpretive Interface: Where Journalistic and Pluralistic Discourses (Don’t) Meet

Cited by 3 publications

References 40 publications

Negotiating interpretive power: Interpretive practices in journalist-scientist interactions

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From Sporadic Sympathy to Devoted Skepticism. Alternative Media Use as an Affective Sense-Making Practice

Intervening by staying professional: How Nordic environmental journalists make sense of their roles

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