abstract: Broadcast journalists often report on people dealing with illness or physical hardship, their difficulties and triumphs. But what happens when journalists personally experience those kinds of health-related issues? This study explores how 24 local and national on-air journalists share how they manage life with illness and hardship using personal narratives shared on their professional social media pages, detailing how the journalists navigate sharing a deeply personal experience while maintaining a professional journalistic persona. Thematic analysis found the journalists’ performed three acts when sharing personal health information in a public forum: they reported on their illness, they were transparent, and they justified their actions. Within the three themes a range of expression – from personal to professional – and influences over content were found, leading to the final overarching theme, implications and consequences on content creation. This dissertation finds a complicated struggle to maintain a professional self while acknowledging the urge to connect with others through a deeply personal experience. / Dissertation/Thesis / Doctoral Dissertation Journalism and Mass Communication 2019
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:asu.edu/item:53781 |
| Date | January 2019 |
| Contributors | Pellizzaro, Kirstin Nicole (Author), Thornton, Leslie-Jean (Advisor), Silcock, Bill (Committee member), Kwon, K. Hazel (Committee member), Cheong, Pauline (Committee member), Arizona State University (Publisher) |
| Source Sets | Arizona State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Doctoral Dissertation |
| Format | 244 pages |
| Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
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