Mapping journalism cultures across nations: A comparative study of 18 countries

T Hanitzsch; Folker Hanusch; C Mellado; M Anikina; R Berganza; I Cangoz; M Coman; B I Hamada; M E Hernandez; C D Karadjov; S V Moreira; P G Mwesige; P L Plaisance; Z Reich; J Seethaler; E A Skews; D V Noor; K W Yuen

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Mapping journalism cultures across nations: A comparative study of 18 countries

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Mapping journalism cultures across nations: A comparative study of 18 countries

T Hanitzsch, Folker Hanusch, C Mellado, M Anikina, R Berganza, I Cangoz, M Coman, B I Hamada, M E Hernandez, C D Karadjov, …

Journalism Studies, Vol.12(3), pp.273-293

2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/1461670X.2010.512502

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comparative research

epistemologies

ethical ideologies

institutional roles

journalism culture

journalists

survey

This article reports key findings from a comparative survey of the role perceptions, epistemological orientations and ethical views of 1800 journalists from 18 countries. The results show that detachment, non-involvement, providing political information and monitoring the government are considered essential journalistic functions around the globe. Impartiality, the reliability and factualness of information, as well as adherence to universal ethical principles are also valued worldwide, though their perceived importance varies across countries. Various aspects of interventionism, objectivism and the importance of separating facts from opinion, on the other hand, seem to play out differently around the globe. Western journalists are generally less supportive of any active promotion of particular values, ideas and social change, and they adhere more to universal principles in their ethical decisions. Journalists from non-western contexts, on the other hand, tend to be more interventionist in their role perceptions and more flexible in their ethical views.

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Title: Mapping journalism cultures across nations: A comparative study of 18 countries
Authors: T Hanitzsch (Author) - University of Munich, Germany
Folker Hanusch (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
C Mellado (Author) - University of Concepcion, Chile
M Anikina (Author) - Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
R Berganza (Author) - University Rey Juan Carlos, Spain
I Cangoz (Author) - Anadolu University, Turkey
M Coman (Author) - University of Bucharest, Romania
B I Hamada (Author) - Cairo University, Egypt
M E Hernandez (Author)
C D Karadjov (Author) - California State University, United States
S V Moreira (Author) - Rio de Janeiro State University, Brazil
P G Mwesige (Author) - African Centre for Media Excellence, Uganda
P L Plaisance (Author) - Colorado State University, United States
Z Reich (Author) - Ben Gurion University, Israel
J Seethaler (Author) - Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria
E A Skews (Author) - University of Colorado, United States
D V Noor (Author) - Universitas Esa Unggul, Indonesia
K W Yuen (Author) - United International College, China
Publication details: Journalism Studies, Vol.12(3), pp.273-293
Publisher: Routledge
Date published: 2011
DOI: 10.1080/1461670X.2010.512502
ISSN: 1461-670X
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449805402621
Output Type: Journal article

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