FRONTLINE: An innovative direction in academic journalism

Bacon, Wendy

doi:10.24135/pjr.v18i2.270

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“…There may be elements in this work that apply to other, unique practice situations (Schön, 1971), but I do not claim that this one example of journalism practice, or of research into this practice, can be generalised. However, acknowledging those who have argued for this approach before me (such as Bacon 2006aBacon , 2006bBacon , 2012Bromley 2006;McIntyre 2006;Niblock 2007), I advocate critical reflexivity as a suitable approach for researching at least some instances of the social practice of investigative journalism.…”

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FRONTLINE: Journalism practice and critical reflexivity: A death in custody interview

Mason¹

2014

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Critical reflexivity is a relatively recent strand in journalism studies. It has its advocates, but there are few models. This article offers one possible model, of one moment of practice: an interview with the mother-in-law of an Australian Indigenous woman who died an avoidable death in prison. The critically reflexive approach taken in this research accommodates the individual, social, objective and subjective elements in a practice, and uses the tools provided by Pierre Bourdieu's theory of practice and Donald Schön's work on reflective practice and the reflective practitioner. Together, these approaches provide different but complementary conceptual, analytical, practice-based and narrative tools for making journalism practice, and journalists in the practice, an object of study. Critical reflexivity, by adding an inside perspective, is a valid method by which to add to the range of journalism studies that examine journalism from the outside. Such research allows for an inter-weaving of context, self, others, relationships,theory, history, facts, values and experiences, expanding and enriching our understanding of journalism practice and its place in society.

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FRONTLINE: Journalism practice and critical reflexivity: A death in custody interview

Mason¹

2014

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“…The use of journalism as a research methodology to document the changes in Onslow was inspired by the academics who have argued that there is potential for journalism to be more widely used as a research methodology in Australia (Lamble, 2004;Nash, 2013;Bacon, 2006). Nash (2013) suggested that academics formulate a definitive definition of journalism as research, so as to engage with the ontological and epistemological systems in operation.…”

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“…Mason (2014) also promotes critical reflexivity as a valid method in which to examine journalism from the inside, and suggests this process can facilitate greater understanding of journalism practice and its place in the societal sphere. Her argument builds on Bacon's (2006) assertion that journalism has a lot to do with the day-to-day exercise of power, and that reflexivity about standard journalism practices, such as consideration of whose voices are being privileged (and why), can improve the quality of the work being created and bring new insights. Andrejevic (2008) expands on this in his discussion of Foucault's power/knowledge discourses and argues that through Foucault, journalism can engage in reflexive critique and negotiate relationships of power as instruments of resistance.…”

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Frontline: Interrogating power and disrupting the discourse about Onslow and the gas hubs

Davies¹,

Barndon²

2016

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When government statements talk about a secret deal with a multinational consortium that will see more than A$250 million spent on a town with a population of around 1000 people, questions need to be asked. Basic maths equates the spend to around $250,000 a person and yet many people in the town are unhappy about the whole deal. Tracking Onslow was a collaboration between a university and a local government that used journalism as a methodology to document and interrogate the interaction between Chevron, the state and local governments and the Onslow community over a three-year period. This article focuses on the production of the lead feature of the final edition. It presents the published article and a reflexive exegesis that uses Foucault's ideas about power and knowledge to frame and evaluate the journalistic endeavour.

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“…However, efforts to revive investigative journalism in schools and practised journalism are considerable (Bacon, 2012;Richards & Josephi, 2013). Postmodern culture discussed social and ethic significant aspects, including the media, the way that major events in community are communicated to public.…”

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Included and excluded Young journalists and the begging phenomenon in Timisoara

Szabo

Petrovici

2017

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This study is structured on two levels, because it aims for two combined goals. On the first level we find the scientific description and significance of an educational activity, since the students have been instructed to collect information and to redact a communication product as similar as possible to a journalistic investigation. The theme was the following: how much do beggars in Timisoara earn. On the same axis, students were encouraged to use their own electronic equipment (digital mobile phones, tablets, laptops, video recorders). On the second level we find the selection of relevant information about the beggars' situation in Timisoara, about their incomes and also about their specific and individual situation. Special attention was given to the communication texts used by the beggars to interact with potential donors, thus fulfilling various objectives: 1) students had the opportunity to act as real professional journalists and to produce communication products publishable by any respectable editorial; 2) a practical didactic activity with results rating much higher than the ones currently being lectured; 3) a closely real image of begging activities in Timisoara, accomplished with diverse but convergent approaches.

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FRONTLINE: An innovative direction in academic journalism

Cited by 36 publications

References 4 publications

FRONTLINE: Journalism practice and critical reflexivity: A death in custody interview

FRONTLINE: Journalism practice and critical reflexivity: A death in custody interview

Frontline: Interrogating power and disrupting the discourse about Onslow and the gas hubs

Included and excluded Young journalists and the begging phenomenon in Timisoara

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