ABSTRACT
The Global Journalist in the 21st Century systematically assesses the demographics, education, socialization, professional attitudes and working conditions of journalists in various countries around the world. This book updates the original Global Journalist (1998) volume with new data, adding more than a dozen countries, and provides material on comparative research about journalists that will be useful to those interested in doing their own studies.
The editors put together this collection working under the assumption that journalists’ backgrounds, working conditions and ideas are related to what is reported (and how it is covered) in the various news media round the world, in spite of societal and organizational constraints, and that this news coverage matters in terms of world public opinion and policies. Outstanding features include:
- Coverage of 33 nations located around the globe, based on recent surveys conducted among representative samples of local journalists
- Comprehensive analyses by well-known media scholars from each country
- A section on comparative studies of journalists
- An appendix with a collection of survey questions used in various nations to question journalists
As the most comprehensive and reliable source on journalists around the world, The Global Journalist will serve as the primary source for evaluating the state of journalism. As such, it promises to become a standard reference among journalism, media, and communication students and researchers around the world.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|106 pages
Journalists in Asia
part II|25 pages
Journalists in Australia and New Zealand
part III|192 pages
Journalists in Europe
chapter 13|16 pages
Media Professionals or Organizational Marionettes?
part IV|32 pages
Journalists in North America
part V|63 pages
Journalists in South America
chapter 31|13 pages
Major Trends of Journalist Studies in Latin America
part VI|43 pages
Journalists in the Middle East
part VII|55 pages
Comparative Studies of Journalism
chapter 35|22 pages
Worlds of Journalism
chapter 37|15 pages
Political Journalists
part VIII|25 pages
Conclusions