Covering the World in Despair
A Survey of German Crisis Reporters
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12914915 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leif Kramp (0000-0002-6534-3085, University of Bremen, corresponding author), Stephan Weichert (Hochschule Macromedia) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 18-35 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of War and Culture Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1752-6272 • E-ISSN: 1752-6280 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1179/1752628013y.0000000008 |
| OpenAlex | W1982717609 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 3 |
In times of crisis, journalism proves its necessity: Instant communications, reflected analyses, and sharpened commentaries — professional counselling services for anxious societies. In a world shaken by natural disasters, wars and terrorist attacks, crisis reporting offers overview, classification and stabilization, something which is so quickly lost in times of emotional and often existential turmoil. While crisis journalism is one of the most interesting and most popular areas of contemporary journalism, its activities are also the most opaque. How these reporters work, from whom they receive information and which topics are prominently placed or neglected are among the largely unexplored questions. Based on 17 in-depth interviews with leading German correspondents from a wide range of media, this article analyses how the work of crisis journalists has changed, which motives and trends influence their work, how and with whom they cooperate and how the professionals deal with their own fears, weaknesses, and uncertainties. The study looks at how reporters see themselves forced to develop strategies to overcome cultural and social barriers to improvise in dangerous situations and to cope with trauma. It also discusses whether and how the working conditions and training opportunities for aspiring reporters can be improved
Crisis communication · Existentialism · German · Journalism · Media studies · Newspaper · Political science · Public relations · Social media · Sociology · Terrorism · Work (physics · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control · Engineering · History · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Psychology · Public Relations and Crisis Communication
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2018 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |