Re-imagining crisis reporting: Professional ideology of journalists and citizen eyewitness images
- 25 March 2013
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journalism
- Vol. 14 (7), 960-977
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1464884913479055
Abstract
This study, based on interviews with journalists representing major news organizations in Finland and Sweden, explores how the professional ideology of journalists is shaped by the international trend of citizen witnessing. Citizen-created photographs and videos that have become a routine feature of mainstream news coverage are approached as a potential force of change that transforms professional imaginaries of journalism vis-a-vis crisis events. From journalists’ lines of thought three interpretative repertoires were identified: resistance, resignation and renewal. Our results hint at a rethinking of the professional norms and roles of journalists.Keywords
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