The Swiss video journalist
Issues of agency and autonomy in news production
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7478905 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Roger Dickinson (University of Leicester), Hugo A Bigi, Hugo Bigi (University of Leicester) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 509-526 |
| Publication date | 2009-07-15 |
| 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 | 10.1177/1464884909104953 |
| OpenAlex | W2052884299 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 19 |
Using the case of Swiss video journalists as an example this article examines how the structure-agency problem is reflected in the professional practice of contemporary news production. The trend in journalism and in news work in general is reportedly towards declining autonomy and increasing workplace alienation, hastened by the introduction of new production technologies. Evidence from a study of Swiss video journalists suggests that the impact of such change may not have the anticipated, wholly negative, consequences for news workers. The article concludes by suggesting that while it is difficult to see video journalists as skilled strategists contesting control in the increasingly market-oriented environment, neither can they be readily characterized as victims of commercialism enjoying little workplace autonomy. These extremes may exist among journalists as a whole, but the evidence indicates that professional practice in the world of the video journalist is the product of both the structure of their employment and their individual agency
Agency (philosophy · Alienation · Autonomy · Commercialism · Journalism · Media studies · Political science · Product (mathematics · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Technical Journalism · Work (physics · Engineering · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Media Studies and Communication · Public Relations and Crisis Communication · Law
War Stories
Media Organisation and Production
Newsworkers, technology, and journalism history
Creating Value and Valuing Creation in Contemporary UK Television
Television production
News and News Sources
Journalists at digital television newsrooms in Britain and Spain
From BBC Newsroom to BBC Newscentre
Dumbing down or shaping up
Back from the brink or still on the margins
What is journalism
The Appeal to 'Professionalism' as a Disciplinary Mechanism
Reflexivity, Ethnography and the Professions (Complementary Medicine) Watching You Watching Me Watching You (and Writing about Both of Us)
Accomplishing Journalism
All Quiet on the Workplace Front? A Critique of Recent Trends in British Industrial Sociology
Challenging Dualism
Objectivity as Strategic Ritual
Rethinking the concept of professionalism
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,46 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2024 (12) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |