Czech journalists in the 21 st century: who are they?
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2016
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Wydawnictwo Naukowe WNPiD UAM w Poznaniu
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Who are Czech journalists and what do they do? Based on data from 291
interviews with Czech journalists working in the news media at various levels between
2012 and 2014, for the Worlds of Journalism Study (www.worldsofjournalism.
org), the paper introduces for the first time an overview of the most important results
of the Czech part of the study. We present an analysis of the data on journalists’ working
conditions, the most and least important perceived influences on their work, as
well as their level of trust in various institutions, recent significant changes perceived
in their profession and the professional roles they prefer. The basic demographic data
of our sample is also given. The survey was done in two phases, between which significant
media ownership changes took place, making the results highly up-to-date. We
conclude that the position of journalists is changing. Journalists are required to write
more stories than before, yet have less time to research them. Although they assert the
importance of journalistic ethics, they have also perceived that ethical standards have
somewhat weakened recently. Nevertheless, they express a high level of autonomy
and freedom in their work.
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Czech journalists, media, working conditions, living conditions, influences
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Środkowoeuropejskie Studia Polityczne, 2016, nr 2, s. 15-35.
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1731-7517