Activist-journalism and the Norm of Objectivity: Role Performance in the Reporting of the #MeToo Movement in Denmark and Sweden

Hartley, Jannie Møller; Askanius, Tina

doi:10.1080/17512786.2020.1805792

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“…With regard to Danish journalists, the subjects of this study, previous studies have shown that they strongly endorse the ideal of objectivity (Hartley & Askanius, 2020;Skovsgaard, 2010). In one study, 45 per cent of Danish journalists stated that it is "very important" to be as objective as possible (Skovsgaard et al, 2012).…”

Section: Theoretical Framework: the Many Faces Of Objectivitymentioning

confidence: 91%

Between harm and sensationalism: Court reporters negotiating objectivity when reflecting on ethical dilemmas in the Submarine Murder Trial

Wittchen

2023

Nordicom Review

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The trial of amateur submarine builder Peter Madsen for the murder of the Swedish journalist Kim Wall was one of the most publicised trials in recent Danish history. Through in-depth interviews with ten prominent Danish reporters who covered the trial, this study examines how court reporters negotiate and struggle with ethical dilemmas related to objectivity as both an institutional ideal and an ethical rule under the Media Liability Act. I demonstrate how reporters negotiate and strategise to maintain objectivity in relation to facts, relevance, the telling of both sides, and the avoidance of prejudging. I further highlight the dispute between fact-based reporters and a minor group endorsing interpretive and narrative reporting and advocating for a more pragmatic approach to objectivity. A core finding is how technological advancements and massive public interest have paved the way for new ethical practices, referred to here as “strategic ritual 2.0”.

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Section: Theoretical Framework: the Many Faces Of Objectivitymentioning

confidence: 91%

Between harm and sensationalism: Court reporters negotiating objectivity when reflecting on ethical dilemmas in the Submarine Murder Trial

Wittchen

2023

Nordicom Review

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“…The sectors could be connected to areas of interest ( n = 35), like sports, but many were profession based ( n = 43). There were, for example, groups from the university sector (Grubbström & Powell, 2020; Salmonsson, 2020), the media industry (Møller Hartley & Askanius, 2020; Sveningsson et al., 2022a), the music industry (Werner, 2022), the forest industry (M. Johansson et al., 2018), and the Church (Carstensen, 2022). A total of 78 groups were formed, gathering over hundred thousand participants who represented a broad group of women and non‐binaries, from teens to seniors, and from most parts of the country.…”

Section: #Metoo In Swedenmentioning

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The significance of feminist infrastructure: #MeToo in the construction industry and the green industry in Sweden

Hansson

Ganetz

Sveningsson

2023

Gender Work & Organization

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To better understand the interplay between digital activism and feminist infrastructure, this study investigates #MeToo activism in the Swedish construction industry and green industry. Both are industries in transition characterized by a dissonance between formal incentives, that encourage women and others to work in environments previously dominated by white men, and the informal power structures hosting a toxic masculinity. Based on media texts and interviews with key persons from the industries, the article situates #MeToo in a local context and shows how it was embedded in a supportive social, cultural, and technical infrastructure. In both industries, at the time of #MeToo this feminist infrastructure was already in place consisting of: an awareness of the problem of sexual harassment and abuse, knowledge of feminist explanatory models, established feminist online networks, and a supportive feminist culture, which together with widespread digital and feminist literacy became instrumental in the organization of the movement. Social media connected activists and created a critical mass by supporting the uniting of conflicting identity positions around shared differences. The established feminist infrastructure meant that the #MeToo activism, by articulating a widespread affective dissonance, pushed open doors that were already half open and forced them wide. This can explain some of the movement's success in Sweden.

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“…Those long-standing rules include objectivity and understanding news relevancy and avoiding conflicts of interest, whether personally or economically (“SPJ Code of Ethics,” 2014; Wasserman, 2010). More recently, normative theory has suggested that “objective” is too ambiguous of a term, and instead, journalists and journalism educators have heeded to using “seeking truth” as a journalistic standard (Baleria, 2020; Harlow & Brown, 2022; Hartley & Askanius, 2021; Raeijmaekers & Maeseele, 2017; Solkin, 2022; Wahl-Jorgensen, 2020).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

COVID-19 and the “Golden Era”: Turning the page on rural, weekly newspaper production

Smith,

Miller

2023

Newspaper Research Journal

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The rural weekly newspaper industry rooted in traditional geographically bounded U.S. communities was long thought to have been shielded from industry dilemmas—revenue and circulation—at larger mainstream daily newspapers. However, recent data show a shift in these rural community journalism trends, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic. Using normative theory and diffusion of innovations, this study examines how rural weekly newspaper publishers perceived, nearly 18 months after the onset of the pandemic, how COVID-19 impacted their newspapers’ advertising, news, technology, and community involvement. Survey results reveal short-term and long-term content and financial challenges plague U.S. rural grassroots information sources with circulation less than 3,000—indicating the end of the “golden era” of weekly newspapers. Despite the constraints, publishers remain optimistic and dedicated to their audiences, albeit reluctant to swift change, as they perceive themselves as the only reliable information source for their rural communities.

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Activist-journalism and the Norm of Objectivity: Role Performance in the Reporting of the #MeToo Movement in Denmark and Sweden

Cited by 30 publications

References 21 publications

Between harm and sensationalism: Court reporters negotiating objectivity when reflecting on ethical dilemmas in the Submarine Murder Trial

Between harm and sensationalism: Court reporters negotiating objectivity when reflecting on ethical dilemmas in the Submarine Murder Trial

The significance of feminist infrastructure: #MeToo in the construction industry and the green industry in Sweden

COVID-19 and the “Golden Era”: Turning the page on rural, weekly newspaper production

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