Modeling Perceived Influences on Journalism: Evidence from a Cross-National Survey of Journalists

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Authors and Corporations: Hanitzsch, Thomas, Anikina, Maria, Berganza, Rosa, Cangoz, Incilay, Coman, Mihai, Hamada, Basyouni, Hanusch, Folker, Karadjov, Christopher D., Mellado, Claudia, Moreira, Sonia Virginia, Mwesige, Peter G., Plaisance, Patrick Lee, Reich, Zvi, Seethaler, Josef, Skewes, Elizabeth A., Noor, Dani Vardiansyah, Yuen, Kee Wang
In: Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 87, 2010, 1, p. 5-22
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SAGE Publications
Media Type: Article, E-Article

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Physical Description: 5-22
ISSN: 1077-6990
2161-430X
DOI: 10.1177/107769901008700101
published in: Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly
Language: English
Subjects:
Communication
Collection: SAGE Publications (CrossRef)
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<jats:p> Surveying 1,700 journalists from seventeen countries, this study investigates perceived influences on news work. Analysis reveals a dimensional structure of six distinct domains—political, economic, organizational, professional, and procedural influences, as well as reference groups. Across countries, these six dimensions build up a hierarchical structure where organizational, professional, and procedural influences are perceived as more powerful limits to journalists' work than political and economic influences. </jats:p>