Journalism

Media Monstering: From Tabloid Demons to Transnational Cyberbullies

by Jim Clarke

Won joint first prize.

The Mediatisation and Anonymisation of the World in the Work of Max Weber

by Gilles Bastin

Max Weber Studies, 9(1), 2009, pp. 123-141

Une exception d'irresponsabilité? Médias et journalistes dans l'affaire d'Outreau

by Gilles Bastin

Questions de Communication, 2008, 13, pp. 80-107

La presse au miroir du capitalisme moderne: Un projet d'enquête de max weber sur les journaux et le journalisme

by Gilles Bastin

Codes et codages professionnels dans les mondes de l'information

by Gilles Bastin

Réseaux, 157-158, 2009, 191-211

Ein Objekt, das sich verweigert: Der Journalismus in der Soziologie Pierre Bourdieus

by Gilles Bastin

Do Journalists Index the Range of Government Frames?

by Itay Gabay

Studies examining the indexing hypothesis have so far paid little attention to the actual opinions of the actors... more Studies examining the indexing hypothesis have so far paid little attention to the actual opinions of the actors appearing in the media, as well as to the dynamic relationships between distinctive players such as politicians and states, and the international or foreign media. This study aims to combine the indexing hypothesis with frame analysis, and suggest a new concept: the dispersion of frames. The dispersion of frames distributed by an actor is analyzed via the distribution of different framing functions. A comparison between the dispersion of frames promoted by competing governments and the dispersion of frames offered by the media provides us with a better understanding of the complex actor-media interaction.

This study aims to combine the indexing hypothesis with frame analysis, and suggest a new concept: the dispersion of frames. The dispersion of frames distributed by a specific actor during a certain period is analyzed via the distribution of different framing functions. A comparison between the dispersion of frames promoted by competing governments and the dispersion of frames offered by the media provides us with a better understanding of the complex actor-media interaction.

Bearing witness in 40 years of Greenpeace chronicles

by David Robie

Robie, David (2012). Bearing witness in 40 years of Greenpeace chronicles [Review]. Pacific Journalism Review, 18(1): 232-237. Review of: Rainbow Warrior Mon Amour: Trente ans de photos aux côtés de Greenpeace, by Pierre Gleizes. Paris: Glenart, 2011, 379 pp. ISBN 978-2723484558
Warriors of the Rainbow: A chronicle of the Greenpeace movement from 1971 to 1979, by Robert Hunter [40th anniversary edition]. Perth: Greenpeace and Freemantle Press, 2011, 451pp. ISBN 978-1921888809.

MY DOG-EARED yellow-covered copy of the late Robert Hunter’s Warriors of the Rainbow still has pride of place among my... more MY DOG-EARED yellow-covered copy of the late Robert Hunter’s Warriors of the Rainbow still has pride of place among my bookshelves. It was inspirational in many respects before I embarked on Rainbow Warrior I’s journey to the Marshall Islands in May 1985 which led to the bombing in Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour two months later and my own book Eyes of Fire about that ill-fated humanitarian voyage, so very different from most Greenpeace campaigns.One of the original Greenpeace environmental crusaders, journalist Hunter provided a powerful and insightful tale of the Canadian birth and early years of the global movement ‘from Amchitka to Moruroa’. Even before the corporate trend to mission statements, Greenpeace had one provided by the Cree Indians and popularised by Hunter.

Seeking story: Finding the modern day folktale in the daily news

by Brandice Palmer

Diversity reportage in Aotearoa: Demographics and the rise of the ethnic media

by David Robie

Robie, D. (2009). Diversity reportage in Aotearoa: Demographics and the rise of the ethnic media. Pacific Journalism Review, 15(1): 67-91. ISSN 1023 9499

For more than two decades, diversity has been a growing mantra for the New Zealand news media. Initially, the concept... more For more than two decades, diversity has been a growing mantra for the New Zealand news media. Initially, the concept of biculturalism—partnership with the indigenous tangata whenua—was pre-eminent in the debate, but as the nation’s Pasifika and ethnic media have flourished and matured and demographics have rapidly changed, multiculturalism has become increasingly important and challenging. The regional media relationship in the context of contested notions such as the ‘arc of instability’ and the impact of coups and crises on journalists has become critical. Projected demographics by Statistics New Zealand indicate that the country’s Asian population will almost double by 2026. The Pasifika and Māori populations are also expected to grow by 59 and 29 per cent respectively. Māori, Pasifika and ethnic media in Aotearoa/New Zealand are also steadily expanding with implications for the media industry and journalism educators. This article examines the regional trends and how initiatives such as the Pacific Media Centre and new journalism courses with an emphasis on diversity are addressing the challenges.

‘Drugs, guns and gangs’: Case studies on Pacific states and how they deploy NZ media regulators

by David Robie

Robie, D. (2012). ‘Drugs, guns and gangs’: Case studies on Pacific states and how they deploy NZ media regulators. Pacific Journalism Review, 18(1): 105-127. ISSN 1023 9499

Media freedom and the capacity for investigative journalism have been steadily eroded in the South Pacific in the past... more Media freedom and the capacity for investigative journalism have been steadily eroded in the South Pacific in the past five years in the wake of an entrenched coup and censorship in Fiji. The muzzling of the Fiji press, for decades one of the Pacific’s media trendsetters, has led to the emergence of a culture of self-censorship and a trend in some Pacific countries to harness New Zealand’s regulatory and self-regulatory media mechanisms to stifle unflattering reportage. The regulatory Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) and the self-regulatory NZ Press Council have made a total of four adjudications on complaints by both the Fiji military-backed regime and the Samoan government and in one case a NZ cabinet minister. The complaints have been twice against Fairfax New Zealand media—targeting a prominent regional print journalist with the first complaint in March 2008—and twice against television journalists, one of them against the highly rated current affairs programme Campbell Live. One complaint, over the reporting of Fiji, was made by NZ’s Rugby World Cup Minister. All but one of the complaints have been upheld by the regulatory/self-regulatory bodies. The one unsuccessful complaint is currently the subject of a High Court appeal by the Samoan Attorney-General’s Office and is over a television report that won the journalists concerned an investigative journalism award. This article examines case studies around this growing trend and explores the strategic impact on regional media and investigative journalism.

‘Drugs, guns and gangs’: Case studies on Pacific states and how they deploy NZ media regulators

by David Robie

Robie, D. (2012). ‘Drugs, guns and gangs’: Case studies on Pacific states and how they deploy NZ media regulators. Pacific Journalism Review, 18(1): 105-127. ISSN 1023 9499

Media freedom and the capacity for investigative journalism have been steadily eroded in the South Pacific in the past... more Media freedom and the capacity for investigative journalism have been steadily eroded in the South Pacific in the past five years in the wake of an entrenched coup and censorship in Fiji. The muzzling of the Fiji press, for decades one of the Pacific’s media trendsetters, has led to the emergence of a culture of self-censorship and a trend in some Pacific countries to harness New Zealand’s regulatory and self-regulatory media mechanisms to stifle unflattering reportage. The regulatory Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) and the self-regulatory NZ Press Council have made a total of four adjudications on complaints by both the Fiji military-backed regime and the Samoan government and in one case a NZ cabinet minister. The complaints have been twice against Fairfax New Zealand media—targeting a prominent regional print journalist with the first complaint in March 2008—and twice against television journalists, one of them against the highly rated current affairs programme Campbell Live. One complaint, over the reporting of Fiji, was made by NZ’s Rugby World Cup Minister. All but one of the complaints have been upheld by the regulatory/self-regulatory bodies. The one unsuccessful complaint is currently the subject of a High Court appeal by the Samoan Attorney-General’s Office and is over a television report that won the journalists concerned an investigative journalism award. This article examines case studies around this growing trend and explores the strategic impact on regional media and investigative journalism.

Libido moriendi : le suicide dans l’œuvre journalistique de Gabriel García Márquez

by Catalina Quesada Gómez

In Amours interdites. Amores prohibidos, Orléans, A.L.M.O.R.E.A.L., 2010, pp. 115-128. ISBN: 2-9505385-9-2

Call for papers 18(2) October 2012

by Pacific Journalism Review

Call for papers for Pacific Journalism Review 18(2) October 2012. "Rebuilding public trust in journalism".  Edition editors: Edition editors: Dr Johan Lidberg and Professor Chris Nash (Monash), and Professor David Robie (AUT-Pacific Media Centre)
Reviews editor: Evangelia Papoutsaki (Unitec).
Deadlline: June 20, 2012.

Vol. 18, No 2, October 2012
Call for articles and commentaries:
Rebuilding public trust in journalismmore Vol. 18, No 2, October 2012
Call for articles and commentaries:
Rebuilding public trust in journalism
Edition editors: Edition editors: Dr Johan Lidberg and Professor Chris Nash (Monash), and Professor David Robie (AUT-Pacific Media Centre)
Reviews editor: Evangelia Papoutsaki (Unitec)
In the wake of the News of the World phone-hacking scandal, public trust in journalism and media ethics have become critical issues. Articles are sought for publication in the October 2012 edition of Pacific Journalism Review addressing regulatory models for journalism in the context of contemporary debates and inquiries in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Papers are sought about but not restricted to:
• Regulatory and self-regulatory models for journalism ethics
• The history and politics of government inquiries into the media
• The public right to know in historical and contemporary contexts
• Constitutional entrenchment of journalists' rights and responsibilities
• The historical and contemporary relevance of journalism ethics
• The political economy of media ethics
Articles on other topics related to media and journalism theory and practice may also be considered for this edition.
The double blind peer-reviewed journal has four main sections: Researched articles, Commentaries, Forums and Reviews. The APA-based style guide is at: www.pjreview.info/style.html
Email 500 word proposals addressing the theme to the editors:
Rebuilding public trust articles: johan.lidberg@monash.edu; chris.nash@monash.edu
Unthemed papers: pjreview@aut.ac.nz Managing editor: Professor David Robie david.robie@aut.ac.nz
Articles up to 6000 words
Commentaries 1500 to 3000 words
From the Frontline - New section - up to 6000 words
Reviews up to 1500 words
(Noted short reviews 300 words)
Submission deadline: July 20, 2012
www.pjreview.info

Wahl-Jorgensen, K., and Temple, P. G. H. (2006). New degrees, no pencils. IPI/Global Journalist, 2006 issue 4, 32-33.

by Karin Wahl-Jorgensen

As Sierra Leone prepares for the first elections since the departure of UN peacekeepers in 2005, veteran reporter Richard Margao worries about how he and his colleagues will report the elections in the 14 chiefdoms of his region. Margao, who has worked as a correspondent for the BBC for many years and is now chairman of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists South, relies on his mobile phone for interviews and other communications because landlines are not in working order. But mobile phones need to be recharged, and doing so requires electricity, which is only available to those who can afford gas for generators. Also, getting around is not easy as most of the roads are in terrible condition, says Margao. For print journalists, it will be difficult to file stories from the region, where there is limited Internet access.

“In the entire Bo District, we have three internet cafés. Only two are reliable, and they are not operating on a 24-hour basis,” he said.
[...]

Wahl-Jorgensen, K., and Cole, B. (2008). Newspapers in Sierra Leone: A case study of conditions for print journalism in a post-conflict society. Ecquid Novi, 29(1), 1-20

by Karin Wahl-Jorgensen

Selected for topic guide on communication and governance and expert document library of the Governance and Social Development Resource Centre of the Department for International Development

In this article, we examine the conditions for newspaper production in Sierra Leone since the end of the civil war in... more In this article, we examine the conditions for newspaper production in Sierra Leone since the end of the civil war in 2002, as a case study in the difficulties of democratic communication under conditions of poverty and underdevelopment. Sierra Leone has a tradition of a vigorous press. However, journalism struggles for survival in the country, which is one of the world’s least developed. Problems include legal constraints, difficulties in distribution, lack of journalistic skills, a minuscule revenue base, and a lack of electricity, basic materials, technologies and resources. The scarcity of financial resources engenders the unethical practice of ‘coasting,’ or blackmailing, among journalists. However, resource problems haunt every layer of society, including government, business and civil society. As such, the case of Sierra Leone demonstrates a broader point about journalism: That it cannot be viewed in isolation from broader social contexts. Despite these constraints, journalism in Sierra Leone is emerging as a watchdog on concentrations of power.

Raspail, une candidature impossible

by Samuel Hayat

Wahl-Jorgensen, K., and Cole, B. (2006). Communication rights and journalism in Sierra Leone. Media Development 2006 issue 4, 29-33.

by Karin Wahl-Jorgensen

Sierra Leone is emerging from a decade-long civil war, which ended in 2002. The war undermined an already fragile... more Sierra Leone is emerging from a decade-long civil war, which ended in 2002. The war undermined an already fragile political, educational, economic and media infrastructure, leaving the nation struggling to pick up the pieces. Nevertheless, Sierra Leone also has a proud tradition of indigenous indepen•dent media. This article looks at Sierra Leone’s newspapers as a case study in the difficulties of supporting the right to communicate under conditions of poverty and underdevelopment.

Wahl-Jorgensen, K. (2008). On the public sphere, deliberation, journalism and dignity: An interview with Seyla Benhabib. Journalism Studies, 9(6), 962-970.

by Karin Wahl-Jorgensen

Wahl-Jorgensen, K. (2009). On the newsroom-centricity of journalism ethnography. In S. E. Bird (Ed.), Journalism and Anthropology (pp. 21-35). Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press.

by Karin Wahl-Jorgensen

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