Assessing Global Inequality of Bribery for News Coverage: A Cross-National Study

Yang, Aimei

doi:10.1080/15205436.2011.566826

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“…While the focus of this paper is on media corruption, the discussion extends to other problems such as professional ethics, media ownership constraints, political and corporate interference, and financial dependency that are closely related to the problem of media corruption. As scholars have argued, any analysis of media corruption should consider a range of corrupt acts not only on the individual but also at the organisational and even societal level (Gronbeck, 1989;Yang, 2012). The discussion of corruption also requires context, nuance, and multiple points of view to be scrutinised (Wilkins, 2010).…”

Section: Methods and Design Of The Studymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Post-communist countries are shown to have higher levels of media corruption than countries with advanced democracies and well-developed journalism traditions (Yang, 2012). Like many others in the Balkans and South East Europe, the Bulgarian media system is characterized by a strong degree of political parallelism (Hallin and 4 Mancini, 2012).…”

Section: Corruption In Bulgarian Society and The Media Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Journalists can also be part of wider corrupt networks that support and encourage corruptive behaviours and editors may accept payments from political actors before or during election periods or effectively ban criticism of major advertisers (Mancini et al, 2016). Media corruption normally involves direct or indirect payments and benefits (financial or other) for covering (or not covering) certain news and intentionally misleading audiences on behalf of the briber (Yang, 2012). The phenomenon is categorised further in the literature by the nature of the 6 behaviour and the scale: for example, individual envelope taking and institutional profit seeking (Li, 2013).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It is important to consider the institutions, or those who offer cash for news, the context that allows the problem to flourish, and the inadequate media ethics training received by journalists (Onyebadi and Alajmi, 2014). Overall, cash for news coverage involves journalists purposefully producing biased or misleading content in exchange for benefits, which can affect the credibility of media, hamper the flow of information and interfere with the public's right to know (Yang, 2012).…”

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“…According to Voltmer (2013, p. 215) "corruption in the media has immense 2 implications for both journalistic professionalism and the prospects of democratizations." Studies have shown that sociopolitical, historical, and contextual factors have significant influence on journalism practice and media corruption goes beyond journalists' personal values and integrity (Yang, 2012). This paper will attempt to address four main questions: how does corruption manifest itself in the media and in journalistic practice, according to journalists in Bulgaria?…”

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Media corruption and issues of journalistic and institutional integrity in post-communist countries: The case of Bulgaria

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From a normative standpoint the media are usually seen as one of the pillars of a national integrity system, entrusted with the tasks of exposing and preventing acts of corruption and educating the public of the harm caused by corruption. Nevertheless, corruption continues to be one of the most significant challenges that Europe faces, undermining citizens' trust in democratic institutions and weakening the accountability of political leadership. Evidence suggests that in fragile EU democracies such as Bulgaria, despite more than eight years of full membership and numerous preventive measures, corruption is rife and the press is hardly capable of exposing abuses of power or authority. On the contrary - drawing on in-depth interviews with 35 Bulgarian journalists - this paper argues that since communism collapsed in the late 1980s the media in post-communist societies such as Bulgaria has gradually become an instrument to promote and defend private vested interests, and is plagued by corruption. Senior journalists and editors cast serious doubt over the ability of the post-communist free press and journalism to act as a watchdog for society.

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Section: Corruption In Bulgarian Society and The Media Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%