Journalistic professionalism in Iceland

A framework for analysis and an assessment

Datos Bibliográficos

ID7477239
AutoresBirgir Guðmundsson (0000-0001-8235-001X, University of Akureyri, Iceland, autor de correspondencia), Sigurður Kristinsson (0000-0001-9127-2527, University of Akureyri, Iceland)
Año2017
Volumen20
Número12
Páginas1684-1703
Fecha de publicación2017-02-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournalism (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1464-8849 • E-ISSN: 1741-3001
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1464884917695416
OpenAlexW2591575976
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas28

This article assesses the state of journalistic professionalism in Iceland, and puts it in the context of international trends. Based on six key aspects of the image of professionalism in conjunction with a classification of professionalism into two types – occupational and organizational – a framework is suggested for understanding the status and development of journalism with respect to its aspirations and discourse concerning professionalism. The case of Icelandic journalism is examined through this approach. The occupational group of Icelandic journalists is faced with an on-going negotiation between occupational/internal professionalism and organizational/external professionalism and it is found that occupational professionalism is struggling in Icelandic journalism while the characteristics of organizational professionalism grow stronger, in part because of commercialization and technological change

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