Navigating Safety in “Safe” Countries : A Cross-Country
Analysis of Investigative Journalists' Safety and Security
Practices

J 2025

Navigating Safety in “Safe” Countries : A Cross-Country Analysis of Investigative Journalists' Safety and Security Practices

URBÁNIKOVÁ, Marína; Ilmari HILTUNEN a Signe IVASK

Základní údaje

Originální název

Navigating Safety in “Safe” Countries : A Cross-Country Analysis of Investigative Journalists' Safety and Security Practices

Autoři

URBÁNIKOVÁ, Marína ; Ilmari HILTUNEN a Signe IVASK

Vydání

Journalism Practice, ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2025, 1751-2786

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

URL

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 2.000 v roce 2024

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Organizační jednotka

Fakulta sociálních studií

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2025.2598680

UT WoS

001632960000001

Klíčová slova anglicky

Czech Republic; Finland; Estonia; investigative journalists; mental models; safety; security; threats

Štítky

EV_FSS25, online first

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 16. 12. 2025 22:55, Mgr. Blanka Farkašová

Anotace

V originále

The safety of journalists should never be taken for granted, as evidenced by the killings of journalists even in countries highly ranked in the World Press Freedom Index or the use of surveillance spyware like Pegasus against journalists worldwide. This study shifts focus from “critical cases” to more “typical cases”, concentrating on countries generally considered safe, which is crucial, as perceived safety can lead to underestimating risks. Based on 35 interviews with leading investigative journalists in Finland, Estonia, and the Czech Republic, it examines their risk perceptions, safety and security practices, and barriers to adopting these practices. Findings indicate that while the journalists recognise the inherent risks of their profession, the lack of recent serious incidents in their home countries has fostered a sense of safety and reduced motivation to adopt more advanced practices and measures. Their utilisation varies, depending on journalists' personal threat perceptions and risk management approaches. In this respect, we identified three mental models: preventive caution and mitigation, acceptance and suppression, and fatalism. Key obstacles include the lack of newsroom support and systematic training, which journalists overcome through solidarity and cooperation within newsrooms, across media organisations, and even on a cross-border level.

Citovat

URBÁNIKOVÁ, Marína; Ilmari HILTUNEN a Signe IVASK. Navigating Safety in “Safe” Countries : A Cross-Country Analysis of Investigative Journalists' Safety and Security Practices. Journalism Practice. ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2025, 19 s. ISSN 1751-2786. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2025.2598680.

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URBÁNIKOVÁ, Marína; Ilmari HILTUNEN a Signe IVASK. Navigating Safety in “Safe” Countries : A Cross-Country Analysis of Investigative Journalists' Safety and Security Practices. \textit{Journalism Practice}. ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR \&{} FRANCIS LTD, 2025, 19 s. ISSN~1751-2786. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2025.2598680.

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