Public interest or self-interest? How journalism attracts future journalists
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7513602 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ulrika Andersson (0009-0007-3215-2067, University of Gothenburg, corresponding author), Ingela Wadbring (Nordicom, University of Gothenburg, PO Box 713, SE 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 126-138 |
| Publication date | 2015-05-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Media Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1468-2753 • E-ISSN: 2040-0926 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14682753.2015.1041805 |
| OpenAlex | W1520641884 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 21 |
Since the 1990s, Western society and its media have veered towards increased market orientation. In this process, values of individualisation and self-interest have emerged as important patterns. Research has shown that media professionals have become slightly more commercially oriented over time, although public interest remains the most important factor when the duties of journalism are fulfilled. What can be said, however, about the journalists of the future? This study aims at analysing why students from different generations are attracted by journalism as profession. It is done by drawing empirical support from two questionnaires completed by first-year students in Sweden in 1994 and 2012. The analysis deals with approximately 160 journalism students and takes as its point of departure the theoretical framework of commercialisation and generational belonging. The main result shows that journalism students have moved slightly towards an increased market orientation but similarly also towards an increased focus on public interest. The article discusses how this change may affect journalism as a media practice in the future
Conflict of interest · Empirical research · Journalism · Media studies · Point (geometry · Political science · Public interest · Public relations · Sociology · Technical Journalism · Media Studies and Communication · Public Relations and Crisis Communication · Social Media and Politics · Law
Comparing Media Systems
Journalistic Work
A New Engagement
Journalism Meets Management
To Intervene or be Neutral, to Investigate or Entertain
Living with enterprise in an enterprise economy
Journalists in the Making
Perceptions of the News Media’s Societal Roles
The Pre-Socialization of Future Journalists
Mapping Journalism Cultures Across Nations
Diversity Efforts at the Los Angeles Times
Becoming Journalists
Towards the Liberal Model
Journalism as the new knowledge profession and consequences for journalism education
Journalists and the information-attention markets
Popular news in the 21st century Time for a new critical approach
What is journalism
Global generations
| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,56 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |