Waisbord Reinventing Professionalism

Journalism and News in Global Perspective
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-7456-7652-4
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

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Reihe: Key Concepts in Journalism

Current anxiety about the future of news makes it opportune torevisit the notion of professionalism in journalism. Media expertSilvio Waisbord takes this pressing issue as his theme and arguesthat "professional journalism" is both a normative andanalytical notion. It refers to reporting that observes certainethical standards as well as to collective efforts by journaliststo exercise control over the news. Professionalism should not benarrowly associated with the normative ideal as it historicallydeveloped in the West during the past century. Instead, it needs tobe approached as a valuable concept to throw into sharp relief howjournalists define conditions and rules of work within certainsettings. Professionalization is about the specialization of laborand control of occupational practice. These issues are important,particularly amidst the combination of political, technological andeconomic trends that have profoundly unsettled the foundations ofmodern journalism. By doing so, they have stimulated thereinvention of professionalism. This engaging and insightful bookcritically examines the meanings, expectations, and critiques ofprofessional journalism in a global context.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Waisbord, Silvio

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments vi
Introduction 1
1 Paths to Professionalism 19
2 The Dilemmas of Professional Autonomy 43
3 The Ambiguities of Professional Journalism 73
4 Questioning Professional Journalism 94
5 The Professional Logic of Journalism 121
6 Professionalism and Media Patrimonialism 149
7 The Globalization of Professional Cultures 174
8 Post-Professional Journalism? 202
Conclusion: Reinventing Professionalism 222
References 234
Index 263

Über Autor(innen)

Silvio Waisbord is professor of media and public affairs at The George Washington University and the editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Press/Politics.