The Gap Between What They Say and What They Do

Journalists’ Role Conception and Role Performance in Socialist-Communist Context

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ID7500840
AuthorsHong Tien Vu (0000-0002-4132-5210, University of Kansas), Lê Thanh Triệu (Faculty of Journalism and Communication, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam), Giang Thi Truong Nguyen (0009-0003-0851-6677, Academy of Journalism & Communication, Hanoi, Vietnam), Nguyet Nguyen (0000-0002-2314-4694), Nguyet Thi Minh Nguyen (University of Kansas)
Year2022
Volume24
Issue2
Pages288-307
Publication date2022-12-23
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournalism Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1461-670X • E-ISSN: 1469-9699
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/1461670x.2022.2159858
OpenAlexW4313418428
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited40

Using survey and content analysis, this study investigates professional role conception and role performance among journalists in Vietnam, which offers a unique case to further our understanding of journalism ideals and practices in a socialist-communist country. This study combines the concept of professional role and the hierarchy of influences model as its theoretical frameworks. Findings indicated that organizational factors (i.e., funding and audience orientation) exert stronger influences on journalists’ role conception, performance, and the perceived-practiced gaps. Theoretical implications are discussed

Communism · Context (archaeology · Hierarchy · Journalism · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · Media Studies and Communication · Public Relations and Crisis Communication · Rhetoric and Communication Studies · Law

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