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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
social sciences
Mapping journalism cultures across nations: A comparative study of 18 countries
Journalism Studies, Volume 12, No. 3, Year 2011
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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. © 2011 Taylor & Francis.
Authors & Co-Authors
Hanitzsch, Thomas
Germany, Munich
Ludwig-maximilians-universität München
Hanusch, Folker
Australia, Sippy Downs
University of the Sunshine Coast
Mellado, Claudia
Chile, Santiago
Universidad de Santiago de Chile
Anikina, Maria
Russian Federation, Moscow
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Berganza, Rosa
Spain, Madrid
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Cangoz, Incilay
Turkey, Eskisehir
Anadolu Üniversitesi
Coman, Mihai
Romania, Bucharest
Universitatea Din Bucuresti
Hamada, Basyouni Ibrahim
Egypt, Giza
Cairo University
Hernández, María Elena
Mexico, Guadalajara
Universidad de Guadalajara
Karadjov, Christopher D.
United States, Long Beach
California State University, Long Beach
Moreira, Sonia Virginia
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Mwesige, Peter G.
Uganda, Kampala
African Centre for Media Excellence
Plaisance, Patrick Lee
United States, Fort Collins
Colorado State University
Reich, Zvi
Israel, Beer-sheva
Ben-gurion University of the Negev
Seethaler, Josef
Austria, Vienna
Osterreichische Akademie Der Wissenschaften
Skewes, Elizabeth A.
United States, Boulder
University of Colorado Boulder
Noor, Dani Vardiansyah
Indonesia, Jakarta
Universitas Esa Unggul
Yuen, Edgar Kee Wang
China, Zhuhai
United International College
Statistics
Citations: 378
Authors: 18
Affiliations: 18
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1080/1461670X.2010.512502
ISSN:
1461670X
e-ISSN:
14699699
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative