Developments in Journalism Theory About Media "Transition" in Central and Eastern Europe 1990-99

Coman, Mihaï

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“…This phenomenon is not new, and neither is it typically Romanian. All the post-communist countries experienced duplication and polarization of journalists' organizations (Coman, 2000;Gross, 2002;. But it should be noted that in the civil service institutions, where the confrontation was between representatives of the state (and not between journalists and managers) and where the legal provisions regarding the public audiovisual institutions were applied, strong unions emerged.…”

Section: Forms Of Control Of the Professional Fieldmentioning

confidence: 96%

“…Ultimately, by paraphrasing famous words used by Eyal et al (2001) to describe how capitalism was formed from the ruins of communism ("capitalism without capitalists-capitalists without capitalism"), we can say that these years have led to a system in which this profession and especially the leaders control this field without respecting the standards and operation of the modern mass media, therefore to a configuration of a "journalists without journalism" type. What explains the refusal of leading journalists, owners and important editors to accept certain models and techniques specific to Western journalism when they undermined the control that this profession exercised over the system (Coman, 2000;Gross, 1999;? More important than building a Western-type mass media system was building a system capable of gaining control over the professional environment.…”

Section: Values and Ideals In The "Transition" Mediamentioning

confidence: 98%

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Media bourgeoisie and media proletariat in post‐communist Romania

Coman

2004

Journalism Studies

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The fall of communism and the appearance of a free press have led to the birth of a new professional body of journalists in Romania. This situation offers a unique laboratory in which researchers can study a living, growing organism, the way a profession creates its legitimizing ideology, internal systems to control the professional body, and new power relations. On the basis of data derived from a shortened version of the Weaver-Wilhoit questionnaire, completed by 400 Romanian journalists, this paper aims to identify the social and professional composition of this new body of journalists. In the second part, analyzing the discourse of media representatives and the transformations of the newsroom, the study presents the processes of settling that have appeared since a small group of journalists-turned-owners has taken control of the professional field. From this perspective, the study stresses the idea that transition in the mass media should not be regarded from a normative view, but should be understood rather as a battle for power, the ultimate goal being the closure of the professional field and the legitimation of a new media bourgeoisie.

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Media bourgeoisie and media proletariat in post‐communist Romania

Coman

2004

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“…I must thank Heather McDougall for her expertise and insight on this question. 11 For an exhaustive analysis of mass media ownership in CEE during the 1990s, see Coman (2000). and market institutions in practice.…”

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The Theory of International Media Diffusion: Political Socialization and International Media in Transitional Democracies

Loveless

2009

St Comp Int Dev

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Despite the long-standing normative assumption that, for individuals in transitional states, exposure to Western media cultivates stronger attachments to Western political and economic values, the evidence presented here suggests otherwise. Using mass public survey data from the mid-1990s in five Central and Eastern European countries, this article demonstrates a general lack of support for international media's positive contributions to individuals' democratic attitudes and preferences for market economies. This finding is particularly unexpected because the countries under investigation represent ideal cases based on their proximity to Western democracies and international (Western) media sources' capacities for extensive transnational media penetration into the region. Yet this failure to find persuasive evidence of the influence of international media diffusion on the development of Western political values sharpens our understanding of the process of political socialization in democratizing countries by eliminating an assumed source and is thus relevant to students of democratization, international development, and mass media.

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“…between devotion to an ideal of civic responsibility, and cheap, biased journalism'' (Coman, 2004, p. 46). Moreover, this ideology has led the journalists to regard themselves as an ''elite'' group or as the ''fourth estate'' that has the duty to oppose any political power (Coman, 2000).…”

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Framing a Kidnapping

Constantinescu¹,

Tedesco²

2007

Journalism Studies

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This paper extends framing theory to incorporate macro-level frames such as cynicism, speculation, and metacommunication as dominant reporting styles surrounding the kidnapping of three Romanian journalists near Baghdad. A macro-frame was defined as universal, thematic organizing structures that are capable of serving as foundations to generic frames. A systematic content analysis was performed on 255 news stories and 2941 subsequent online reader discussion posts from Evenimentul Zilei and Jurnalul National spanning 75 days of the kidnapping and return of three Romanian journalists. Results extend framing theory to demonstrate media reliance on speculation and metacommunication as overarching reporting styles. Online deliberation between readers in this evolving democracy demonstrates difficulties in citizens' abilities to emerge from the spiral of cynicism characteristic of post-communist Romania.

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Developments in Journalism Theory About Media "Transition" in Central and Eastern Europe 1990-99

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Media bourgeoisie and media proletariat in post‐communist Romania

Media bourgeoisie and media proletariat in post‐communist Romania

The Theory of International Media Diffusion: Political Socialization and International Media in Transitional Democracies

Framing a Kidnapping

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