Comparing Journalistic Role Performance Across Thematic Beats: A 37-Country Study

Authors: Mellado, C., Jackson, D. et al.

Journal: Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly

Volume: 101

Issue: 1

Pages: 97-126

eISSN: 2161-430X

ISSN: 1077-6990

DOI: 10.1177/10776990231173890

Abstract:

Studies suggest that, at the routine level, news beats function as unique “micro-cultures.” Exploring this “particularist” approach in news content, we compare how the interventionist, watchdog, loyal, service, infotainment, and civic roles materialize across 11 thematic news beats and analyze the moderating effect of platforms, ownership, and levels of political freedom on journalistic role performance in hard and soft news. Based on the second wave of the Journalistic Role Performance (JRP) project, this article reports the findings of a content analysis of 148,474 news items from 37 countries. Our results reveal the transversality of interventionism, the strong associations of some topics and roles, and the limited reach of news beat particularism in the face of moderating variables.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/38775/

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Comparing Journalistic Role Performance Across Thematic Beats: A 37-Country Study

Authors: Mellado, C., Jackson, D. et al.

Journal: JOURNALISM & MASS COMMUNICATION QUARTERLY

Volume: 101

Issue: 1

Pages: 97-126

eISSN: 2161-430X

ISSN: 1077-6990

DOI: 10.1177/10776990231173890

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/38775/

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Comparing Journalistic Role Performance Across Thematic Beats: A 37-Country Study

Authors: Mellado, C., Jackson, D. et al.

Journal: Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly

Publisher: SAGE

ISSN: 1077-6990

DOI: 10.1177/10776990231173890

Abstract:

Studies suggest that, at the routine level, news beats function as unique “micro-cultures.” Exploring this “particularist” approach in news content, we compare how the interventionist, watchdog, loyal, service, infotainment, and civic roles materialize across 11 thematic news beats and analyze the moderating effect of platforms, ownership, and levels of political freedom on journalistic role performance in hard and soft news. Based on the second wave of the Journalistic Role Performance (JRP) project, this article reports the findings of a content analysis of 148,474 news items from 37 countries. Our results reveal the transversality of interventionism, the strong associations of some topics and roles, and the limited reach of news beat particularism in the face of moderating variables.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/38775/

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Comparing Journalistic Role Performance Across Thematic Beats: A 37-Country Study

Authors: Mellado, C., Jackson, D. et al.

Journal: Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly

Volume: 101

Issue: 1

Pages: 97-126

Publisher: SAGE

ISSN: 1077-6990

Abstract:

Studies suggest that, at the routine level, news beats function as unique “micro-cultures.” Exploring this “particularist” approach in news content, we compare how the interventionist, watchdog, loyal, service, infotainment, and civic roles materialize across 11 thematic news beats and analyze the moderating effect of platforms, ownership, and levels of political freedom on journalistic role performance in hard and soft news. Based on the second wave of the Journalistic Role Performance (JRP) project, this article reports the findings of a content analysis of 148,474 news items from 37 countries. Our results reveal the transversality of interventionism, the strong associations of some topics and roles, and the limited reach of news beat particularism in the face of moderating variables.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/38775/

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