Differences Based on Individual- and Organizational-level Factors in Experiences of External Interference among Finnish Journalists
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7495019 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ilmari Hiltunen (0000-0001-8827-2796, Tampere University, corresponding author), Aleksi Suuronen (0000-0002-4984-2853, Åbo Akademi University) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 774-796 |
| Publication date | 2020-09-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journalism Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1751-2786 • E-ISSN: 1751-2794 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17512786.2020.1815558 |
| OpenAlex | W3084083103 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 19 |
This article explores the degree to which journalists in Finland experience different types of external interference and how they perceive the implications of interference. For this study, external interference is defined as all active and invasive methods that external actors use to influence journalists and interfere in the journalistic processes to influence editorial content. By using Finland as a case example, this article provides new empirical evidence on how external interference manifests in the contemporary journalistic environment in a democratic Western country with strong safeguards for press autonomy. Based on the statistical analysis of survey responses from 875 Finnish journalists, the results indicate that individual-level factors of age and gender have only a marginal relation to the prevalence of external interference. Of analyzed organizational-level factors—employment type, occupational position, and media outlet used for reporting—the latter two were most significant. This article offers three important empirical contributions: (1) it highlights the existence of editorial defense shield as journalistic practice; (2) it illustrates the complex relationship between gender and external interference; and (3) it demonstrates how journalists in national and regional newspapers are more prone to interference than their colleagues in other media outlets
Autonomy · Business · Empirical research · Journalism · Media studies · Newspaper · Political science · Position (finance · Public relations · Sociology · Media Influence and Politics · Media Studies and Communication · Social Media and Politics · Law
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 1,33 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2024 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |