What Makes a Good Journalist

Empathy as a central resource in journalistic work practice

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ID7501084
AutoresAntje Glück (0000-0003-2228-8730, autor de correspondencia)
Año2016
Volumen17
Número7
Páginas893-903
Fecha de publicación2016-05-03
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournalism Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1461-670X • E-ISSN: 1469-9699
EditorialRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/1461670x.2016.1175315
OpenAlexW2347108476
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas40
Referencias citadas15

Empathy performs a central role in regulating social relations. This applies equally to journalistic work routines. To explore the concept of empathy in the understanding of journalists, 46 interviews were conducted using a cross-cultural approach between the United Kingdom and India. It became clear that empathy occupies a central place in news production, fulfilling multiple roles. It serves to achieve a comprehensive access to information and to news protagonists at the interpersonal level. Without this “invisible” mode of communication, qualitative and ethical news journalism cannot be achieved; and the authenticity and emotionality of news packages would be diminished. Empathy varies on the individual level, but especially in sensitive journalistic work fields it represents a “naturally present” core skill for journalists. A final empathic dimension is found in the imaginary empathy towards the audience which provides essential guidance for journalistic news products. Cultural differences between India and the United Kingdom are apparent in this study, but results also indicate considerable similarities in the role of empathy in different journalism cultures

Dimension (graph theory · Empathy · Interpersonal communication · Journalism · Media studies · Sociology · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Media Influence and Health · Media Studies and Communication · Psychology · Social Psychology

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