Silent censor
The influence of authoritarian family socialisation on professional journalism in Ethiopia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7477443 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Birhanu Olana Dirbaba (corresponding author), Birhanu Dirbaba (The University of Sydney), Penny O’donnell (0000-0002-1232-3603, The University of Sydney) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 915-933 |
| Publication date | 2015-06-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journalism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1464-8849 • E-ISSN: 1741-3001 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1464884915585961 |
| OpenAlex | W2412134863 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 22 |
This article explores the influence of family socialisation on journalistic practice in Ethiopia, a country in transition to democracy that suffers from a persistently authoritarian media system and weak journalistic professionalism. Drawing on Shoemaker and Reese’s pioneering model for assessing the hierarchy of influences on media content, it argues family socialisation is an important but neglected influence that predisposes Ethiopian journalists to adopt dysfunctional newsgathering and reporting practices, prioritise political allegiances ahead of responsibilities to either the public or professional colleagues and wait for state intervention to bring about change in the media system. This argument is empirically grounded in the recent mixed methods research on Ethiopian journalists’ role perceptions and practices. An important task for future research on the sources of influence on journalistic professionalism in repressive media milieus is to investigate the influence of journalistic agency at both the individual and collective levels
Agency (philosophy · Argument (complex analysis · Authoritarianism · Democracy · Dysfunctional family · Journalism · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · African history and culture studies · Media Studies and Communication · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Law
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,86 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |