Revisiting Hallin and Mancini's Media Model

Albania and Kosovo

Bibliographic Data

ID12949446
AuthorsHasan Saliu (0000-0002-5864-3645, AAB College, corresponding author), Ardita Reçi (0000-0002-6858-2428, AAB College), Gazmend Abrashi (0000-0003-0648-6710, AAB College)
Year2023
Volume21
Issue21
Pages235-255
Publication date2023-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBalkan Social Science Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1857-8772 • E-ISSN: 1857-8799
PublisherGoce Delchev University - Shtip (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.46763/bssr2321235s
OpenAlexW4382995346
LanguageEN
References cited33

This study aims to examine the professional standards of journalists in Albania and Kosovo to determine the relevance of Hallin and Mancini's media system in the age of digital journalism and social media. This is because the media system continues to be an important analytical tool for understanding the fundamental characteristics of national media and comparing media sectors across countries. A qualitative method was utilized to elucidate this, with semi-structured interviews performed with 22 television and digital journalism editors and journalists, as well as social media managers in Albania and Kosovo. The findings indicate that although television stations continue to target traditional audiences using professional journalism standards, journalists in digital journalism and social media compromise on professional standards to give the public what they want. Although Hallin and Mancini’s media system as an analytical framework for evaluating media models remains useful, the criteria for evaluating them should be changed in light of changes in the media environment over the last two decades. Keywords: media system, digital journalism, social media, Hallin and Mancini, newsworthiness

Digital media · Journalism · Media relations · Media studies · Political science · Public relations · Relevance (law · Social media · Sociology · Technical Journalism · Law · Media Studies and Communication