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The Role of Malawi Broadcasting Corporation Staffers in Mediating Malawi's Ideological Nation-Building Project: The Case of 'Speak Out'
African Journalism Studies, volume 38, issue 2 (2017), pp. 141-158
"The Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) was established as Malawi's first national radio station when the country gained independence from Britain in 1964, partly with an ideological function of mobilising Malawians for the task of nation building. Since its inception, the broadcaster has been ac
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Job Autonomy: How Kenyan Newspeople Perceive their Journalistic Latitudes
African Journalism Studies, volume 38, issue 2 (2017), pp. 90-114
"National in scope, this survey of Kenyan journalists conducted in 2012–2013 (n = 504) examines job autonomy in news selection decisions, media freedom and predictors of journalistic autonomy. The research also investigates the relationship between Kenya’s media freedom and journalistic autonomy
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Journalists in Tanzania
Worlds of Journalism Study (2017), 6 pp.
"The top six roles, all with means above 4.3 and standard deviations below 1, for Tanzanian journalists, were a mix of those aligned with a liberal press (e.g. promote tolerance and cultural diversity) and those relevant to development journalism (e.g. support national development). “Provide the k
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Journalists in Colombia
Worlds of Journalism Study (2017), 6 pp.
"With regards to how Colombian journalists reportedly viewed their professional purpose/role, they found it was most important to report news accurately, to provide analysis of current affairs, to promote tolerance and cultural diversity, to promote social change, and lastly, to educate the audience
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Journalists in Hungary
Worlds of Journalism Study (2017), 7 pp.
"With regards to professional role orientations, Hungarian journalists found it most important to report things as they are, to be a detached observer, and to provide analysis of current affairs (see Table 1). The relevance of these “classic” roles was fairly undisputed among the interviewed jou
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Journalists in Thailand
Worlds of Journalism Study (2017), 5 pp.
"A majority of Thai journalists viewed all roles listed in the questionnaire as very or extremely important. The roles that ranked highest included to report things as they are (88.7%), to provide analysis of current affairs (85.5%), and to be a detached observer (82.1%) (see Table 1). There was lit
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Journalists in El Salvador
Worlds of Journalism Study (2017), 6 pp.
"With regards to professional role orientations, journalists in El Salvador found it most important to report things as they are, to monitor and scrutinize political leaders, to educate the audience, and to let people express their views. The relevance of these roles was fairly undisputed among the
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Journalists in Egypt
Worlds of Journalism Study (2017), 5 pp.
"Egyptian journalists' most important role orientations are to be a detached observer, to report things as they are, to provide information people need to make political decisions, to let people express their views, to motivate people to participate in political activity, and to provide analysis for
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Journalists in Bulgaria
Worlds of Journalism Study (2017), 6 pp.
"With regards to professional role orientations, Bulgarian journalists found it most important to report things as they are, to educate the audience, to provide analysis of current affairs, to be a detached observer, and to let people express their views (see Table 1). It is notable that a very high
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Ausverkauf des Journalismus? Medienverlage und Lobbyorganisationen als Kooperationspartner
Frankfurt am Main: Otto Brenner Stiftung (2016), 111 pp.
"Alle großen Verlagshäuser der großen Leitmedien sind in Events involviert, bei denen Lobbyorganisationen mit im Boot sind. Von Anfang 2012 bis Ende 2015 gab es 59 derartige Veranstaltungen. Dies zeigt, dass es sich längst um ein umfassendes Phänomen handelt [...] Die Untersuchung zeigt weiterh
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Journalists in Estonia
Worlds of Journalism Study (2016), 7 pp.
"Four “classic” roles: to report things as they are, to be a detached observer, to educate the audience and provide news that attracts the largest audience are fairly unanimously seen as the most important among Estonian journalists, as the relatively low standard deviations suggest. Especially
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Journalists in Latvia
Worlds of Journalism Study (2016), 7 pp.
"When it comes to professional role orientation, Latvian journalists are almost unanimous that journalists should report things as they are and act as detached observers. Interviewed journalists also found it important to provide analysis of current affairs, to educate the audience, to let people ex
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Journalists in Singapore
Worlds of Journalism Study (2016), 6 pp.
"Respondents believed that their primary role was to monitor and scrutinize political leaders, followed closely by reporting facts as they are. Yet only half found either of these to be ‘extremely’ or ‘very important’. They were also keen that everyday people should be allowed to express the
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Journalists in Hong Kong
Worlds of Journalism Study (2016), 6 pp.
"Hong Kong journalists treated as most important the roles of monitoring and scrutinizing political leaders, reporting things as they are, monitoring and scrutinizing businesses, providing analysis of current affairs, and letting people express their views. Given the emphasis on monitoring the power
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Journalists in the Philippines
Worlds of Journalism Study (2016), 6 pp.
"In terms of professional role orientations, Filipino journalists found it most important to report things as they are, educate the audience, and advocate for social change. Most journalists were in strong agreement in the importance of these roles, as reflected by the relatively low standard deviat
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Journalists in Indonesa
Worlds of Journalism Study (2016), 6 pp.
"With regards to professional roles, Indonesian journalists found it most important to report things as they are, educate their audience, promote tolerance and cultural diversity, let people express their opinions and advocate for social change. Interviewed journalists also found it very important t
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Journalists in South Korea
Worlds of Journalism Study (2016), 6 pp.
"With regards to professional role orientations, South Korean journalists found it most important to report things as they are, to provide analysis of current affairs, and to monitor and scrutinize business and political leaders. The relevance of these roles was fairly undisputed among the interview
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Journalists in Ethiopia
Worlds of Journalism Study (2016), 6 pp.
"With regards to professional role orientations, Ethiopian journalists found it most important to support national development, promote tolerance and cultural diversity, provide analysis of current affairs, and educate the audience. The relevance of these roles was fairly undisputed among the interv
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Journalists in China
Worlds of Journalism Study (2016), 5 pp.
"With regards to professional role orientations, Chinese journalists found it most important to report things as they are, to provide analysis of current affairs, to support national development, to provide advice, orientation and direction for daily life, and to be a detached observer. The relevanc
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Journalists in Serbia
Worlds of Journalism Study (2016), 6 pp.
"Journalists in Serbia seriously believe in their role to inform, interpret, educate and advocate for social change. Nearly all of them, with very little divergence, say the main role of journalism is to report things as they are, followed by providing analysis, promoting tolerance and diversity, ed
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