The anatomy of internal interference in public service media :
How do journalists interpret whether editorial interference
constitutes unacceptable encroachment on their autonomy?

J 2024

The anatomy of internal interference in public service media : How do journalists interpret whether editorial interference constitutes unacceptable encroachment on their autonomy?

URBÁNIKOVÁ, Marína

Základní údaje

Originální název

The anatomy of internal interference in public service media : How do journalists interpret whether editorial interference constitutes unacceptable encroachment on their autonomy?

Autoři

URBÁNIKOVÁ, Marína

Vydání

Journalism, Thousand Oaks, SAGE Publications, 2024, 1464-8849

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

50800 5.8 Media and communications

Stát vydavatele

Spojené státy

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

article - open access

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 2.900 v roce 2022

Organizační jednotka

Fakulta sociálních studií

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/14648849241255339

UT WoS

001224938200001

Klíčová slova anglicky

Autonomy; independence; interference; journalists; newsroom conflict; political pressure; public service media; Slovakia

Štítky

online first

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 5. 6. 2024 10:00, Mgr. Blanka Farkašová

Anotace

V originále

This study examines the suspected transmission of political pressure through management to journalists in public service media, where independence is crucial for fulfilling its democratic mission. Such interference is often covert and performed without hard evidence, making it difficult to prove. To provide insight into these practices, this study explores the case of RTVS, the public service broadcaster in Slovakia, during a conflict that arose after the appointment of a new director general in 2017. Using semi-structured interviews with journalists and managers (N = 16), it introduces an inductively developed classification scheme for internal interference and examines the context and conditions under which the journalists considered it to be politically motivated and as an illegitimate encroachment on their autonomy. The study shows that perceived internal interference by management takes two forms: interference in editorial content at various levels (and through multiple tools and means) and the use of disciplinary mechanisms. When journalists experience internal interference with a possible political background, trust in their superiors and the perception of their motives are crucial factors influencing their reactions and interpretation of the situation. However, for a variety of reasons that the study analyzes in detail, the RTVS journalists distrusted their superiors' moral integrity, professional skills, and political independence, which resulted in the departure of a large part of the TV newsroom. The article concludes with suggestions for methodological implications for further research on perceived interference.

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

Citovat

URBÁNIKOVÁ, Marína. The anatomy of internal interference in public service media : How do journalists interpret whether editorial interference constitutes unacceptable encroachment on their autonomy? Journalism. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, 2024, neuveden, neuveden, s. 1-19. ISSN 1464-8849. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/14648849241255339.

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URBÁNIKOVÁ, Marína. The anatomy of internal interference in public service media : How do journalists interpret whether editorial interference constitutes unacceptable encroachment on their autonomy? \textit{Journalism}. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, 2024, neuveden, neuveden, s.~1-19. ISSN~1464-8849. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/14648849241255339.

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