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Author Örnebring, Henrik, author

Title Newsworkers : a comparative European perspective / Henrik Örnebring
Published New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016

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Description 1 online resource
Series Comparative media, communication and culture
Contents Cover page ; Halftitle page ; Title page ; Copyright page ; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Journalism as Work and Institution; Definitions and historical starting points; Newswork in crisis?; The case for cross-national comparison; A comparative European study of newswork; Outline of the book; 2 Institution, Work, and Professionalism: An Analytical Framework; Linking institution and work; The two professionalisms of journalism; Structure of the analysis; Professionalism and technology; Professionalism and skill; Professionalism and autonomy; Professionalism and duty: Professional roles
Research questions3 Six Countries: Background and Empirical Data; Britain; Estonia; Germany; Italy; Poland; Sweden; Comparative dimensions: Technology, skill, autonomy, and professionalism in six countries; The empirical material; 4 Technology; Introduction; How converged is news production?; Technology and everyday working practices; Technology, standardization, and control; Creativity and innovation; Summary; 5 Skill; Introduction; What are the valued skills of journalism?; Key skills, skill change, and skill demands: A qualitative overview; Summary and conclusions; 6 Autonomy; Introduction
Perceptions of autonomy in six countries: An overviewAutonomy and workplace experience: Qualitative analysis; Autonomy in newswork: Discretion, hierarchy and organization; Summary and conclusions; 7 Professionalism; Introduction; Professional roles: What do European journalists perceive as their role in society?; Professional roles: A methodological artifact?; Professionalism in practice: Skills and collective practices; Summary and conclusions; 8 Newswork in Europe: Continuity and Change; The technologized workplace; Skill demands in technologized, flexible, and porous organizations
Narrowing boundaries of autonomyAdaptability as professional credo; Comparative notes and final words; Methodological Appendix; Reuters Institute-European Journalists Survey; Current job; Workload and work practices; Skills and values; Control/autonomy; Background; Interview Manual: Newswork Across Europe Project (English); Bibliography; Index
Summary "Comparing a range of European countries, this study looks at how journalistic work has been affected by the changes to journalism institutions"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Journalism -- Europe
Reporters and reporting -- Europe
05.33 journalism.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Journalism.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Media Studies.
Journalism
Reporters and reporting
Journalismus
Journalist
Reporter
Tätigkeit
Arbeitswelt
Wandel
Europe
Europa
Form Electronic book
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