Journalism in Transition

Role Performance in a Changing Media Landscape
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-37715-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 144 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 246 mm

This volume brings together cutting-edge research on how journalism is practiced and transformed in a rapidly changing media environment. Drawing on diverse case studies from around the world, the book explores how journalists navigate tensions between professional ideals and real-world constraints, including political pressures, technological change, audience demands, and evolving relationships with sources. It reveals not only how journalism is changing, but also why these transformations matter for democracy and public life.

Through a rich collection of empirical and theoretical contributions, the chapters examine how key journalistic roles are performed across different media systems and cultural contexts offering unparalleled comparative insights into journalistic role performance. From social media branding and news satire to investigative journalism, fact-checking, and coverage of artificial intelligence, the volume offers a comprehensive and accessible overview of contemporary journalism in practice.

Written in an engaging style, it provides valuable insights for students, scholars, and anyone interested in understanding how journalism shapes—and is shaped by—the societies it serves.

This book was originally published as a special issue of Journalism Practice.

Zielgruppe

Academic, Postgraduate, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mellado, Claudia

Hallin, Daniel C.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Journalismus & Presse
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wissenssoziologie, Wissenschaftssoziologie, Techniksoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Mediensoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: Journalistic Role Performance in Times of Change 2. Journalists' Ideological Branding: Bridging Professional and Personal Branding on Twitter 3. Strengthening the Theoretical Foundations of Role Performance Theory 4. How the Social Complements, Extends or Replaces the Professional: Autonomy and Adaptation in Journalist–Source Relationships 5. Navigating Ideals and Realities: On Using Reconstruction Interviews to Study Journalistic Roles 6. A Watchdog That No Longer Barks: Role Performance of Investigative Journalism in China in the Digital Age 7. Catch, Engage, Retain: Audience-Oriented Journalistic Role Performance in Canada 8. Journalistic Role Performance in Australia During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Events, Media Systems and Journalistic Practice 9. Feeding off Each Other: Journalistic Role Negotiations Between Local and Foreign Reporters in Nairobi 10. Between Headlines and Punchlines: Journalistic Role Performance in Western News Satire 11. Interpreting or Reporting? An Analysis of Journalistic Interventionism Across Western European Countries 12. "Whether That's Truly Objective Journalism, Probably Not": Professional Retreatism and Professional Dilemmas When Reporting on Muslims 13. Time-based Variability in the Presence of Infotainment, Service, and Civic Roles in Czech Quality Press 14. Scrutinising Algorithms: Assessing Journalistic Role Performance in Chinese News Media's Coverage of Artificial Intelligence 15. And That's a Fact: A Rhetorical Perspective on the Role of Fact-Checkers 16. Changes in Journalism in Politicised Media Systems: A Study on Newspapers in Poland and Hungary 17. The Context-Dependent Demand for Watchdog Journalism: Dynamics in Audience Expectations for Journalists' Role Performance

Über Autor(innen)

Claudia Mellado is a professor of journalism in the School of Journalism at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (PUCV), Chile, and a Fellow of the International Communication Association. Her research focuses on the study of journalism cultures, journalistic roles, and comparative studies. She is the principal investigator of the Journalistic Role Performance (JRP) Project.

Daniel C. Hallin is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of California, San Diego.  His books include, The "Uncensored War":  The Media and Vietnam; "We Keep America on Top of the World": Television Journalism and the Public Sphere, Comparing Media Systems: Three Models of Media and Politics; and Making Health Public.