Marketplace public radio and news routines reconsidered

Between structures and agents

Bibliographic Data

ID7477649
AuthorsNikki Usher (0000-0001-7297-4427, George Washington University, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume14
Issue6
Pages807-822
Publication date2012-09-13
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournalism (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1464-8849 • E-ISSN: 1741-3001
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1464884912455903
OpenAlexW2146497141
LanguageEN
Citations received18
References cited37

This article is based on a five-month in-depth ethnographic study of Marketplace, a US public radio business news show. While older news ethnographies have tended to focus more on organizational explanations for newswork, this article adds to a growing body of literature that shows the nuanced relationship between individuals and organizations. Using Giddens’ structuration as a framework, this article argues that structures such as time and organizational identity limit agency, but that journalists are more purposive actors than they are given credit. Agency can most clearly shape structure when new technology is introduced

Aesthetics · Agency (philosophy · Ethnography · Focus (optics · Identity (music · Media studies · Political science · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Structuration theory · Anthropology · Media Studies and Communication · Public Relations and Crisis Communication · Social Media and Politics

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