2019
DOI: 10.1080/1461670x.2019.1638292
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“Fixing” the Journalist-Fixer Relationship: A Critical Look Towards Developing Best Practices in Global Reporting

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“…The point is sometimes observed critically, in ways that are alert to the term’s pejorative connotations. Shayna Plaut and Peter Klein (2019) mention in passing that ‘fixers’ ‘are often journalists themselves’, and that the journalist-fixer relationship is ‘created, and generated, through the process of colonialism’ (pp. 1699–1700).…”
Section: Journalism Studies and ‘Fixers’mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The point is sometimes observed critically, in ways that are alert to the term’s pejorative connotations. Shayna Plaut and Peter Klein (2019) mention in passing that ‘fixers’ ‘are often journalists themselves’, and that the journalist-fixer relationship is ‘created, and generated, through the process of colonialism’ (pp. 1699–1700).…”
Section: Journalism Studies and ‘Fixers’mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…There is also a growing body of work drawing on interviews with (people who self-identify as) fixers to examine long-standing assumptions about the role and agency of local news workers in news production and 'to start making sense of their work largely from their own perspectives and perceptions' (Mitra andPaterson 2019, 1674-75). Even as tensions, discrepancies and inequalities between local and distant journalistic practices persist (Plaut and Klein Peter 2019;Jukes 2019), the potential for those very differences to contribute to more dialogic, mutually collaborative and ethical global newsmaking practices is beginning to be recognised and advocated (Mitra and Paterson 2019).…”
Section: Research Contextmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Researchers have focused on the varied tasks and role of fixers as they complete in different parts of the world and the dangers they encounter in the field (Armoudian, 2016;Cottle, Sambrook, & Mosdell, 2016;Hannerz, 2004;Paterson et al, 2012;Tumber & Webster, 2006). For example, fixers interpret elements of nonverbal communication, serve as cultural translators and news gatherers, assist the out-front reporters, book hotels and arrange transportation, find interview subjects, secure access to government officials, and cover dangerous locations (Hoxha & Andresen, 2019;Murrell, 2019;Plaut & Klein, 2019). Foreign correspondents don't just rely on fixers to facilitate the story, but it is often the fixer that unearths and reports the story (Murrell, 2010;Paterson et al, 2012).…”
Section: Roles and Risks For Fixersmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…While some of these media workers take pride in their role in fixing tough challenges, others dislike the term 'fixer' because of its association with unskilled workers, whereas others prefer being called journalistfixer (Palmer, 2019, p. 3;Plaut & Klein, 2019). In Pakistan, some fixers dislike being called fixers and identify themselves as fulltime journalists.…”
Section: Roles and Risks For Fixersmentioning
confidence: 99%
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