Birte Leonhardt
Biographic Data
| ID | 4462111 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Birte Leonhardt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Birte |
| FAMILY NAME | Leonhardt |
| SIGNATURE | LEONHARDT B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Vienna |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4089-5569 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The impact of local culture on journalistic roles and practices
Scholarship into the role that culture plays in journalistic role orientations and practices remains scarce, despite a small increase in recent years. Drawing on the concepts of journalistic embeddedness, cultural values and journalistic roles, this paper examines the extent to which a local cultural role perception and culturally specific journalistic practices can be identified. Reporting results of a survey of Pacific Islands journalists, we f…
Journalistic roles in flux
This study examines the flexibility of journalistic role perceptions across reporting contexts and national settings within the framework of constructive journalism. Drawing on survey data from constructive journalists in Austria, Germany, and Italy, the study examines variations in the perceived importance of journalistic roles across climate and political reporting scenarios. Results indicate that constructive journalists adapt their role prior…
From neutrality to engagement
This study investigates young adults’ perceptions and evaluations of interventionist journalism. Drawing on 30 in-depth interviews with Austrian young adults, it explores the legitimacy of interventionist journalism, depending on forms of interventionist journalism, topic and platform. Findings indicate that while objectivity remains valued, it is increasingly understood as fairness and transparency rather than strict neutrality. Interventionist …
Situating Constructive Journalism
Between Principle and Practice
Journalistic work is shaped not only by institutional and news values but also by journalists’ broader personal value orientations. This study examines how Austrian journalists interpret, negotiate, and prioritize universal values in practice. Drawing on Schwartz’s Theory of basic human values and Negotiative Theory, it combines qualitative interviews with Q-methodology to explore value patterns and how journalists navigate tensions between perso…
The power of perception
During the COVID-19 pandemic, journalists were heavily reliant on contributions from scientific experts. Despite the often productive collaboration between scientists and journalists, journalistic practices are largely at odds with scientific routines, making scientists not always willing to act as experts in the news media. Against the background of mediatization theory, we argue that their willingness to play by the media rules depends to a lar…
You Feel Like You Don’t Have the Freedom to Do Your Work”
The topic of violence against women in journalism has received growing attention in scholarship, especially in terms of digital forms of harassment.At the same time, many women journalists continue to experience direct forms of harassment in the pursuit of their work.Focusing on the Pacific Island nation of Fiji, this study contributes to scholarship on sexual harassment in journalism by examining the experiences of more than 40 journalists, empl…
Towards a processual understanding of trust
Trust in news media is a hot topic in media research, and although several attempts have been made to explore it, the concept has commonly been viewed as a matter of audiences’ reception of news products. In contrast, we conceptualize trust as an integral part of all stages of the news production process and focus on the journalists’ perspective. Based on semi-structured interviews with Austrian constructive journalists, we investigate which stra…
“The chilling effect”
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many medical scientists became public personas as a result of their media appearances. However, this prominence also made them likely targets of harassment from an increasingly science-skeptic public. Such experiences may lead to scientists cutting back on their public engagement activities, threatening the quality of science communication. This study examines how medical scientists evaluate feedback they received as…
Towards a processual understanding of trust
Trust in news media is a hot topic in media research, and although several attempts have been made to explore it, the concept has commonly been viewed as a matter of audiences’ reception of news products. In contrast, we conceptualize trust as an integral part of all stages of the news production process and focus on the journalists’ perspective. Based on semi-structured interviews with Austrian constructive journalists, we investigate which stra…
The power of perception
During the COVID-19 pandemic, journalists were heavily reliant on contributions from scientific experts. Despite the often productive collaboration between scientists and journalists, journalistic practices are largely at odds with scientific routines, making scientists not always willing to act as experts in the news media. Against the background of mediatization theory, we argue that their willingness to play by the media rules depends to a lar…
“The chilling effect”
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many medical scientists became public personas as a result of their media appearances. However, this prominence also made them likely targets of harassment from an increasingly science-skeptic public. Such experiences may lead to scientists cutting back on their public engagement activities, threatening the quality of science communication. This study examines how medical scientists evaluate feedback they received as…
You Feel Like You Don’t Have the Freedom to Do Your Work”
The topic of violence against women in journalism has received growing attention in scholarship, especially in terms of digital forms of harassment.At the same time, many women journalists continue to experience direct forms of harassment in the pursuit of their work.Focusing on the Pacific Island nation of Fiji, this study contributes to scholarship on sexual harassment in journalism by examining the experiences of more than 40 journalists, empl…
Towards a processual understanding of trust
Trust in news media is a hot topic in media research, and although several attempts have been made to explore it, the concept has commonly been viewed as a matter of audiences’ reception of news products. In contrast, we conceptualize trust as an integral part of all stages of the news production process and focus on the journalists’ perspective. Based on semi-structured interviews with Austrian constructive journalists, we investigate which stra…
Between Principle and Practice
Journalistic work is shaped not only by institutional and news values but also by journalists’ broader personal value orientations. This study examines how Austrian journalists interpret, negotiate, and prioritize universal values in practice. Drawing on Schwartz’s Theory of basic human values and Negotiative Theory, it combines qualitative interviews with Q-methodology to explore value patterns and how journalists navigate tensions between perso…
The power of perception
During the COVID-19 pandemic, journalists were heavily reliant on contributions from scientific experts. Despite the often productive collaboration between scientists and journalists, journalistic practices are largely at odds with scientific routines, making scientists not always willing to act as experts in the news media. Against the background of mediatization theory, we argue that their willingness to play by the media rules depends to a lar…
The impact of local culture on journalistic roles and practices
Scholarship into the role that culture plays in journalistic role orientations and practices remains scarce, despite a small increase in recent years. Drawing on the concepts of journalistic embeddedness, cultural values and journalistic roles, this paper examines the extent to which a local cultural role perception and culturally specific journalistic practices can be identified. Reporting results of a survey of Pacific Islands journalists, we f…
Journalistic roles in flux
This study examines the flexibility of journalistic role perceptions across reporting contexts and national settings within the framework of constructive journalism. Drawing on survey data from constructive journalists in Austria, Germany, and Italy, the study examines variations in the perceived importance of journalistic roles across climate and political reporting scenarios. Results indicate that constructive journalists adapt their role prior…
From neutrality to engagement
This study investigates young adults’ perceptions and evaluations of interventionist journalism. Drawing on 30 in-depth interviews with Austrian young adults, it explores the legitimacy of interventionist journalism, depending on forms of interventionist journalism, topic and platform. Findings indicate that while objectivity remains valued, it is increasingly understood as fairness and transparency rather than strict neutrality. Interventionist …
Situating Constructive Journalism
Media Studies and Communication (5 works) · Journalism (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Constructive (3 works) · Perception (3 works) · Public Relations and Crisis Communication (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Climate Change Communication and Perception (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works)