2022
DOI: 10.1177/15226379221116640
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An Intersectional Analysis of U.S. Journalists’ Experiences With Hostile Sources

Abstract: Given rising hostility toward journalists in the United States, this monograph illuminates how journalists experience hostility from news sources. Drawing on 38 in-depth interviews with U.S. journalists, this project uses the theory of intersectionality to understand how journalists experienced hostility and how they changed their journalistic routines in response. Participants described four forms of hostility from news sources: general distrust of the news media, boundary crossing, safety-violating hostility… Show more

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“…By focusing on early-career journalists’ experiences with hostility in the field, this project identifies a gap in journalism students’ preparation for the industry. Scholars previously called for a stronger focus on hostility and harassment in journalism classrooms (Deavours et al, 2022; Eckert & Steiner, 2018; Heckman et al, 2022; Mesmer, 2022a, 2022b; Miller, 2021; Miller & Lewis, 2022; Steiner, 2019); however, interviews with journalists in this sample revealed a focus on hostility in journalism courses is lacking, leaving them unprepared for hostility on the job. This was true even at the most basic levels, such as when handling angry phone calls.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 79%
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“…By focusing on early-career journalists’ experiences with hostility in the field, this project identifies a gap in journalism students’ preparation for the industry. Scholars previously called for a stronger focus on hostility and harassment in journalism classrooms (Deavours et al, 2022; Eckert & Steiner, 2018; Heckman et al, 2022; Mesmer, 2022a, 2022b; Miller, 2021; Miller & Lewis, 2022; Steiner, 2019); however, interviews with journalists in this sample revealed a focus on hostility in journalism courses is lacking, leaving them unprepared for hostility on the job. This was true even at the most basic levels, such as when handling angry phone calls.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 79%
“…But the consequences are real. Many journalists have been traumatized by sexual harassment, assault, and other hostile encounters, causing them to leave the profession (Mesmer, 2022b). In one survey, 25% of women and 24% of men working in journalism considered leaving the profession because of the hostility they experienced (Miller, 2021).…”
Section: Pervasiveness Of Hostilitymentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Based on the work of intersectionality's feminist founders-Kimberle Crenshaw (1991) and Patricia Hill Collins (2000)-recent studies on newsrooms and journalism pay close attention to the social location of individuals and social inequalities, viewing them as stemming from multiple, intersecting power relations. Such studies probe specific professional experiences, such as working with hostile news sources (Mesmer, 2022). Others offer comprehensive models that consider how various spheres of oppression shape the development of news events and, in turn, the impact these events have on individuals based on their specific positionality (Peterson-Salahuddin, 2021).…”
Section: An Intersectional Lens On the Experiences Of Women Journalistsmentioning
confidence: 99%