In favour of censorship and propaganda
Elites, media capture and the journalistic profession in the Western Balkans
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7496744 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Branislav Radeljić (0000-0002-0497-3470, Necmettin Erbakan University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 2-3 |
| Pages | 155-173 |
| Publication date | 2020-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2573-9638 • E-ISSN: 2573-9646 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/25739638.2020.1848984 |
| OpenAlex | W3112697785 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 17 |
The ruling elites and the media need each other for all sorts of reasons. While using Serbia as a case study, this article is concerned with the behaviour of political and economic power structures towards the media sector, as well as the decision of numerous journalists to embrace self-censorship due to external and in-house pressures. Consequently, I argue that it is not enough to blame different regimes alone for the precarious status of the journalistic profession, but also journalists themselves. By ignoring ethics and codes of conduct in the face of government propaganda and highly problematic agendas, journalists have simultaneously contributed to the erosion of their own profession. The article likewise suggests that international state and non-state actors can only provide evaluations and recommendations, but not the solution to the media crisis in Serbia and the regime’s preference for authoritarian rule
Authoritarianism · Blame · Censorship · Democracy · Economics · Face (sociological concept · Government (linguistics · Journalism · Media ethics · Media studies · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Preference · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science · Balkans: History, Politics, Society · Media Studies and Communication · Philippine History and Culture · Law · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |