Comparing professional identities, attitudes, and views in public communication: A study of Chilean journalists and public relations practitioners

C Mellado; Folker Hanusch

doi:10.1016/j.pubrev.2011.08.014

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Comparing professional identities, attitudes, and views in public communication: A study of Chilean journalists and public relations practitioners

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Comparing professional identities, attitudes, and views in public communication: A study of Chilean journalists and public relations practitioners

C Mellado and Folker Hanusch

Public Relations Review: a global journal of research and comment, Vol.37(4), pp.384-391

2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pubrev.2011.08.014

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public relations

journalism

journalist

public relations practitioners

professional identity

media relations

Public relations (PR) practitioners' and journalists' professional views and attitudes toward each other have been a subject of academic inquiry during the past decades; however, much of this research has focused on Europe and North America. In other regions of the world, for example in Latin America, historical developments and social understandings have led to slightly different conceptualizations of PR and journalism. Using Chile as a case study, this paper reports the results of an examination of Chilean journalists' and PR practitioners' professional conceptions. While both groups tend to have somewhat similar views of media relations and see themselves as part of the same profession, there are also important differences which are most likely based on professional socialization processes rather than educational backgrounds or sociodemographic and work related variables. Implications for contextually grounded approaches to the study of PR and journalism are highlighted.

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Title: Comparing professional identities, attitudes, and views in public communication: A study of Chilean journalists and public relations practitioners
Authors: C Mellado (Author) - University of Santiago, Chile
Folker Hanusch (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Publication details: Public Relations Review: a global journal of research and comment, Vol.37(4), pp.384-391
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd.
Date published: 2011
DOI: 10.1016/j.pubrev.2011.08.014
ISSN: 0363-8111
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449753002621
Output Type: Journal article

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