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Native advertising has rapidly gone from a relative unknown form of content marketing to a highly sought-after form advertising online in a few short years. With the help of ad blocking services and consumer rejection of advertisements that consumers perceive to invade their privacy, native advertising is projected to continue its rapid growth in popularity. By design, native advertising assumes the form and function of its host’s own content. This study examines whether native advertising has adopted not only the aesthetic form and goals of journalism, but the conventions of journalism formed over more than the past century. / McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts; / Journalism and Multimedia Arts / MS; / Thesis;

Thesis (M.A.)--Miami University, Dept. of Communication, 2006. / Title from first page of PDF document. Includes bibliographical references (p. 59-63).

If there is a general precondition for "good" journalism in contemporary journalistic studies, it would be for the political environment to be a pluralist democracy. However, media and journalists were operating in non-democratic Czechoslovakia before the Velvet Revolution as well. This thesis explores the presence of "journalism ethics" in journalistic circles in 1967-1977. The most important one of such circles was the Czechoslovakian Union of Journalists, a voluntary- based social organization which united thousands of press, TV, radio and agency journalists. Based on heuristic research in the Union's archives, this thesis primarily describes two separate stages of formulation of the journalism ethics' principles that were done by the Union's committees. Their way of thinking about these principles is put into context of Marxism-Leninism with emphasis on the Czechoslovakian interpretation of Marxist-Leninist media theories. The Czechoslovakian regime's systemic control of media proved to be an affiliated topic to the one of journalism ethics, and from the described process we are also able to draw some conclusions considering the seeming autonomy and the degree of professionalism of the communist era journalists.

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This theoretical master’s dissertation explores the cleavage between how audiences and journalists perceive transparency and objectivity through the following research questions: “Can transparency be understood independently of objectivity, or can it be included in a model of objectivity?”, “What are the underlying interests with normative concepts like objectivity and transparency, and what drives the process of replacing objectivity with transparency?” and “Can transparency replace objectivity’s dominance as ethical ideal in journalism?”. The questions are studied through a comparative research design of the main concepts transparency and objectivity and by employing a methodology that consists of secondary data analysis of qualitative data and qualitative meta-analysis. The theoretical framework consists of pragmatic objectivity, the process model of journalists’ roles, paradigm building and boundary maintenance and is applied to the secondary empirical material (academic articles). The results show that transparency is compatible with pragmatic objectivity, and I argue that unifying the ethical ideals is a way forward in order to resolve the contestation between the ethical ideals. The results also show that transparency has not reached the status of a normative role in contemporary news journalism. Furthermore, there are indications that transparency in contemporary news journalism has not replaced objectivity’s dominance, as the journalistic community is generally unwilling to give any genuine insight into its methodology. From a boundary maintenance perspective, the results also show that objectivity is in the process of being defended by journalists, as it is a highly practiced and valued ethical ideal in journalistic communities.

This thesis considers the role of former politician and journalist Radek John in an investigative programme Bez cenzury on TV Barrandov. Even though John was a politician and leader of Czech political party Věci veřejné, he decided to return to journalism. He did so with no intention of resigning his chair in the Chamber of Deputies, part of the Parliament of the Czech Republic. With this in mind, this could be considered as a specific representation of political parallelism. This study describes specific cases where Radek John might have acted contrary to normative journalistic values and journalism ethics. Furthermore, the thesis analyses the possibility that Radek John's own political interests and opinions affected the television programme itself. The research is conducted using the method of a case study which combines qualitative and quantitative content analysis, qualitative interviews and other research methods. Consequently, the analysis found signs of biased reporting in the programme's introduction and some stories, which reflected Radek John's antipathy towards traditional political parties and their leaders. However, the research did not reveal any direct support of Věci veřejné or their representatives. Furthermore, the thesis also presents media, academic and political responses to...

The aim of the thesis is to investigate the experiences of mourners of participating in news reports about grief in connection with crime and accidents. There are two overarching research questions. How do the bereaved experience their encounters with, and treatment by, journalists - what do they think of journalists’ motives, strategies, methods and ethics? How do the bereaved use journalism, i.e. what are their motives and strategies for participation, and how do they perceive their relations with journalists and the consequences of having been interviewed? The theoretical underpinnings are provided by scholarship on source relations, (encounters with and negotiations between journalists and news sources), news constructions (narrative components and patterns in grief journalism) and journalistic ethics, with a particular focus on an ethics of proximity, i.e. the ethical dimensions of people’s relations and encounters. The empirical material is comprised of qualitative interviews with 22 respondents who featured, in their capacity as mourners, in Swedish news reports of deaths connected with crime and accidents. A strategic sample was made with the aim of attaining as much variation as possible among respondents above all in their relationship to the deceased and cause of death, but also in terms of the attention given to the event in the media, the number of contacts with journalists, and how contact was made. The perception of the respondents is that journalists wanted to talk to them because the event had news value and was of general interest. In dramatic cases, the victim’s next of kin, in particular, felt that journalists also had commercial motives. As the respondents see it, the strategies used by journalists can involve trying to persuade the bereaved to participate, and steering them so that the news interview and text can be shaped in accordance with established narratives of grief journalism. Some respondents said journalists had shown them respect, while others felt they had been treated with a lack of consideration. The findings are ambivalent in that journalists’ methods were experienced positively by some respondents and negatively by others. Involvement in news reporting can offer redress, giving respondents a chance to pay tribute to the deceased. It can also provide comfort, as it can be incorporated into the mourning process and make it possible to share one’s grief both with people one knows and with strangers. The study also found that respondents have strategies of their own. In their dealings with journalists, they can negotiate for control by insisting on reading the text before publication or favouring journalists they perceive as more sympathetic and resisting those they dislike. Respondents’ relations with and perceptions of journalists can be conflictual or consensual, and characterized by a passive or active attitude. Journalists can be seen as allies and potential assets, or as enemies and a source of insecurity. If the death was dramatic and attracted considerable media attention, relations become more conflictual, with respondents who feel cornered liable to ‘attack’ journalists. This can be triggered by shock. However, shock can also numb close relatives emotionally, making them indifferent and their attitude one of passive acceptance.

Submitted by Leonardo Cavalcante (leo.ocavalcante@gmail.com) on 2018-05-04T12:24:26Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Arquivototal.pdf: 1084545 bytes, checksum: f01d840e6d26928cfe4332d942892913 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-05-04T12:24:26Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Arquivototal.pdf: 1084545 bytes, checksum: f01d840e6d26928cfe4332d942892913 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-10-10 / The objective of this study is to become immersed in the journalism market of the city of João Pessoa in order to understand the relationship between journalists and ethics. Other objectives are also intended, such as understanding the assessment that these professionals make of themselves, of their peers and of the market in which they work, in the light of ethics. Comprehending this scenario, investigating who are the largest employers of journalists in the capital city Paraiba, the salaries paid and the relationships the employers hold with their editorial staff, make up the secondary objectives. To achieve these aims it was necessary to use various research tools, including field research through the use of questionnaires and interviews. The questionnaires were formulated to scrutinize, through the personal experiences and evaluations of the respondents, the logic which governs the market, and what ethical and technical limits the market imposes on itself. The interviews sought answers from both employees and employers on their working relationship and its effects on João Pessoa’s press. Composing the theoretical corpus proved to be a particular challenge: searching for statements that assist in understanding the trajectory of the ethical reflections, from their origin to contemporary times, and to acquiring the characteristics of ethical standards for professional categories. The analysis of the results showed that the journalists of João Pessoa are aware that the local public don’t have a press that they need and/or deserve, as it invests increasingly in sensationalist programs in which human misery is the main agenda; it also revealed that journalists are able to clearly perceive the ethical misconduct of their peers, but do not see themselves as involved in this context. Thus, the professional self-assessment is different to an assessment from others, excluding the ethical responsibilities, causing a phenomenon called in the social sciences as the ‘’bystander effect’’. This study concludes that relativized and individualized ethics, present in the working relationship between the journalists of João Pessoa, coupled with the loss of jobs, makes it urgent and necessary to promote discussions that bring together the faculties of journalism as a way of avoiding the depletion of journalism courses and the subsequent decimation of the profession. Keywords: Ethics. Journalism Ethics. Job Market. Press of João Pessoa. Crisis in Journalism. / Este estudo tem como objetivo imergir no mercado jornalístico de João Pessoa a fim de compreender a relação que os jornalistas têm com a ética. Outros objetivos são pretendidos, como entender a avaliação que esses profissionais fazem de si próprios, de seus pares e do mercado onde trabalham, sob a luz da ética. Conhecer esse cenário, investigando quem são os maiores empregadores de jornalistas na capital paraibana, quais os salários pagos e que relação esses patrões têm com as redações dos veículos que comandam, encerra os objetivos secundários. Para alcançar as pretensões almejadas fez-se necessário o uso de vários instrumentos de investigação, dos quais se destaca a pesquisa de campo, por meio de questionários e entrevistas. Os questionários foram formulados de maneira a perscrutar, por meio das experiências e avaliações pessoais dos respondentes, a lógica que rege esse mercado e que limites éticos – e técnicos – impõem a si mesmo quando do exercício da profissão. As entrevistas buscaram respostas junto a empregados e empregadores sobre o funcionamento de relação existente entre si e seus reflexos na imprensa pessoense. Compor o corpus teórico revelou-se um desafio à parte, quando da busca por enunciados que dialogassem com a pesquisa e auxiliassem na compreensão da trajetória que as reflexões éticas fizeram desde sua origem até a contemporaneidade, quando adquire características de normas deontológicas para categorias profissionais. A análise dos resultados mostrou que o jornalista pessoense é consciente de que o público local não tem a imprensa que precisa e/ou merece, posto que esta investe cada vez mais em programas sensacionalistas, nos quais a miséria humana é a pauta principal; revelou também que o jornalista é capaz de perceber com clareza os desvios éticos de seus colegas de profissão, mas não enxerga a si mesmo inserido nesse contexto. Assim, a avaliação profissional que faz de si é diferente da que faz do outro, se excluindo das responsabilidades éticas, incorrendo num fenômeno tratado pelas ciências sociais como “efeito espectador”. A pesquisa conclui que a ética relativizada e individualizada, presente nas relações de trabalho entre os jornalistas de João Pessoa, somada à perda de postos de trabalho, torna urgente e necessária a ampliação do diálogo entre a práxis do mercado jornalístico e o saber acadêmico, como forma de contribuir para se evitar a precarização do ensino nos cursos de comunicação, bem como a banalização e coisificação da prática jornalística.

The purpose of this essay is to study the consequences of the swedish concept ”näthat” (hate on the internet hate), similar to the english hate speech, against swedish journalists and it's consequences for journalism as a whole in a democracy. How does it affect swedish journalists to have sensitive information about themselves and their families on public websites? How does threats from anonymous people affect them?   The study focus on the work ethics of journalism and it's function in a democratic society, how net hate affects it, and what consequences net hate may have on democracy.   The method of choice is a qualitative interview study, where the results from the interviews were analyzed against the theoretical science. The following people were chosen for the interviews: Helena Giertta, editor in chief at the newspaper Journalisten, Björn Wiman, head of culture at the newspaper Dagens Nyheter, Ann Persson, reporter at Dagens Nyheter, Johan Everljung, legally responsible publisher at the Swedish Television in Umeå, and Josefine Holgersson, reporter at the Swedish Television in Umeå.   In short: The study concludes that net hate is a big threat against journalism, in the sense that it can, and is, being used as a tool to silent journalists and sources that speaks about sensitive subjects as feminism, immigrants and related matters. It is also clear that some groups are more frequently using it, such as xenophobic groups. The problem is therefore that many people, at the risk of being subject of net hate, decide not to participate in neither the public conversations in society or as sources in the media. As a consequence, some matters will not be featured and reported on, and that is very problematic not only for journalism as a whole, but also for democracy. / Syftet med uppsatsen var att undersöka vilka konsekvenser så kallat ”näthat”, har på journalistiken: Hur påverkas journalister av att bli uthängda och hotade av anonyma? Vad får det för konsekvenser för journalistiken? Tyngdpunkten i undersökningen ligger på den journalistiska yrkesrollen i en samhällelig kontext, hur den påverkas av näthat, vad näthatet kan få för konsekvenser för demokratin och även att problematisera och studera begreppet näthat.   Metodologiskt bygger studien på en kvalitativ intervjustudie där resultaten ska jämföras med, och analyseras mot, normativ teori i form av befintlig litteratur och empirisk forskning. För att få svar på studiens frågeställningar valdes fem informanter ut genom strategiskt och snöbollsurval efter sin yrkesmässiga relevans. Valda informanter var Helena Giertta, chefredaktör på tidningen Journalisten, Björn Wiman, kulturchef på Dagens Nyheter, Ann Persson, nyhetsreporter på DN, Johan Everljung, ansvarig utgivare på SVT i Umeå och Josefine Holgersson, nyhetsreporter på SVT i Umeå. Med hjälp av materialet (intervjuer, och litteratur) ville studien ge en bild av hur näthatet påverkar journalistiken och journalisters yrkesutövande.   Kortfattat kom studien fram till att hot och hat på nätet är ett stort problem för journalistiken och det kan få stora konsekvenser för demokratin. Näthat används som ett verktyg för att tysta journalister och källor som vissa grupper (oftast främlingsfientliga) ogillar. Det är tydligt att vissa ämnen som ”feminism”, ”invandrare” och ”flyktingar” är extra känsliga och ofta generar näthat. Att det dessutom ofta är redan utsatta grupper som påverkas (exempelvis kvinnor och flyktingar) gör problemet ännu allvarligare då det kan leda till att dessa än mer utesluts eller väljer att inte medverka i det offentliga samtalet, vilket urholkar journalistikens demokratiuppdrag: att förmedla information, vara ett forum för debatt och diskussion, kommentera samhällsskeenden och granska politiken.