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Modeling Perceived Influences on Journalism: Evidence From a Cross-National Survey of Journalists.
- Source :
- Conference Papers -- International Communication Association; 2009 Annual Meeting, p1-27, 27p, 2 Diagrams, 4 Charts, 1 Graph
- Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- On the basis of survey responses of 1390 journalists from 14 countries, this study explores the dimensional structure of perceived influences on news work, models their structural relationships and compares the relative importance of these influences across national boundaries. The results resonate with theoretical expectations of prominent hierarchy-of-influences models. Principal Component Analysis revealed a dimensional structure of influences that consists of six conceptually and empirically distinct domains: political interference, economic imperatives, reference groups, professional conventions, organizational structure and procedural limits. These six dimensions build up a hierarchical structure where organizational and professional influences along with procedural constrains are seen as most powerful limits to the journalists' work. The results of the study place the news organization at the center of the complex nexus of influence: it is the place where political and economic influences are filtered, negotiated and redistributed. Cross-country comparison shows that the significance of political interference and economic imperatives does highly depend on the national context. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- JOURNALISM
JOURNALISTS
MASS media influence
ORGANIZATIONAL behavior
SURVEYS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Conference Papers -- International Communication Association
- Publication Type :
- Conference
- Accession number :
- 45286185