Twin Cities Journalists' Assessment of Topic Teams

Sustainability of Organizational Change in the Newsroom: A Case Study of Australian Newspapers

“…It is a consistent finding that newsworkers dislike change that they believe threatens their sense of professionalism (Daniels & Hollifield, 2002;Gade, 2002;Gade & Perry, 2003;Hansen et al, 1998;McDevitt, 2006;Neuzil et al, 1999;Pollard, 1995;Stamm & Underwood, 1993;Stamm, Underwood, & Giffard, 1995). The construct of professionalism takes in the ways that journalists conceive of themselves as members of a unique occupational class.…”

“…Research suggests that newsroom managers tend not to be so adept at managing the process of change (Achtenhagen & Raviola, 2009;Gade, 2004;Gade & Perry, 2003;Gaziano & Coulson, 1988;Hansen, Neuzil, & Ward, 1998;Kodrich, 1998;Lawson-Borders, 2003;Neuzil, Hansen, & Ward, 1999;Romano, 2001). They often do not give rank-and-file journalists much of a say in the process of change.…”

The Challenge to Incorporate Teamwork as a Managerial Competency: The Case of Mainstream South African Newsrooms

“…Also, organizational policies, fear of change, strained staff relationships and negative attitudes often hamper proper teamwork implementation in media newsrooms (Neuzil, Hansen & Ward, 1999), "(sapping) morale, (decreasing) productivity and (squelching) the creative potential of … the reporter" (Thompson, 2001, p.7). As a result, many editors who participated in the Schierhorn et al study indicated that they prefer to implement a hybrid model of teamwork linked with the traditional (more individualist) news gathering and production approach (2001).…”

The Impact of Media Convergence on Egyptian HR Practices: A Zoom on the Newsroom Post January 2011 Revolution

“…The cost here could be translated to several factors, including the cost of adopting new digital workflow systems, changing the culture of work by training and applying necessary changes to the workflow practices that are turning to be more flexible. Some challenges reported by the journalists were outdated and rigid organizational policies, fear of change, sensitive journalists" relationships and negative behavior often obstruct proper teamwork implementation in media newsrooms (Neuzil, Hansen, & Ward, 1999).…”