Arguing About the Essence of Public Service in Public Service
Media : A Case Study of a Newsroom Conflict at Slovak RTVS

J 2023

Arguing About the Essence of Public Service in Public Service Media : A Case Study of a Newsroom Conflict at Slovak RTVS

URBÁNIKOVÁ, Marína

Základní údaje

Originální název

Arguing About the Essence of Public Service in Public Service Media : A Case Study of a Newsroom Conflict at Slovak RTVS

Autoři

URBÁNIKOVÁ, Marína

Vydání

Journalism Studies, Abingdon, Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis, 2023, 1461-670X

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

50800 5.8 Media and communications

Stát vydavatele

Velká Británie a Severní Irsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

article - open access

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 2.800

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Ano

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14230/23:00134128

Organizační jednotka

Fakulta sociálních studií

Klíčová slova anglicky

Newsroom conflict; objectivity; PSM mission; public service; public service media; RTVS; Slovakia

Štítky

rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 9. 2. 2024 15:17, Mgr. Blanka Farkašová

Anotace

V originále

Although it is generally acknowledged that the raison d'être for public service media (PSM) is to serve the public, there is much less agreement about what the term specifically means. This contribution, using a recent newsroom conflict at the Slovak public service broadcaster Radio and Television of Slovakia (RTVS) as a case study, explores how PSM journalists and managers perceive and interpret the essence of public service in PSM, how their interpretations differ from the academic and legal framework, how diverse the understanding of public service can be within one newsroom, and what consequences this variability can have for the functioning of that newsroom. It shows that the RTVS journalists’ and managers’ shared perception of PSM is closer to the market-failure perspective than to a more comprehensive democracy-centric perspective (Donders 2021). They construct PSM mainly as an antithesis to commercial media and see its value in the production of niche programmes and genres that are important, although not popular. Although they agreed in many aspects as to what public service obtains, the differences in the notion of objectivity and proper power distance were enough to cause permanent newsroom clashes and struggles, and eventually contributed to a significant staff turnover.

Návaznosti

GA22-30563S, projekt VaV

Název: Re-konceptualizace role českých médií veřejné služby: očekávání, výzvy a příležitosti

Investor: Grantová agentura ČR, Re-konceptualizace role českých médií veřejné služby: očekávání, výzvy a příležitosti

Přiložené soubory

Arguing_About_the_Essence_of_Public_Service_in_Public_Service_Media_A_Case_Study_of_a_Newsroom_Conflict_at_Slovak_RTVS.pdf

Citovat

URBÁNIKOVÁ, Marína. Arguing About the Essence of Public Service in Public Service Media : A Case Study of a Newsroom Conflict at Slovak RTVS. Journalism Studies. Abingdon: Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis, 2023, roč. 24, č. 10, s. 1352-1374. ISSN 1461-670X. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1080/1461670X.2023.2214935.

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URBÁNIKOVÁ, Marína. Arguing About the Essence of Public Service in Public Service Media : A Case Study of a Newsroom Conflict at Slovak RTVS. \textit{Journalism Studies}. Abingdon: Routledge Journals, Taylor \&{} Francis, 2023, roč.~24, č.~10, s.~1352-1374. ISSN~1461-670X. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1080/1461670X.2023.2214935.

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