Traditional in Different Degrees: The Professional Role Conceptions of Male and Female Newspaper Journalists

Cassidy, William P.

doi:10.1080/15456870701840020

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“…Gender, in particular, has the potential to affect attitudes toward contextual journalism. The gender of a journalist has been associated with role functions (Wu et al, 1996) and attitudes about role functions (Cassidy, 2008). Women in the newsroom have been found to favor contextual stories, 'softer' people-oriented stories, and stories that demonstrate depth and sensitivity rather than detachment (Christmas, 1997;Van Zoonen, 1998).…”

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The contextualist function: US newspaper journalists value social responsibility

2016

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A survey ( N = 1318) evaluated US newspaper journalists’ attitudes toward c ontextual reporting – stories that go beyond the immediacy of the news and contribute to societal well-being. Results indicated that journalists highly value professional roles associated with contextual reporting. Responses revealed new journalistic role functions, including the ‘Contextualist’, who placed high value on being socially responsible and accurately portraying the world. Analyses showed that younger journalists and female journalists highly valued three genres of contextual reporting: constructive journalism, solutions journalism, and restorative narrative. Additionally, a journalist’s belief in activist values such as setting the political agenda and pointing to possible solutions predicted more favorable views of all three forms of contextual journalism, while belief in an adversarial attitude predicted less favorable views of restorative narrative.

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Section: Demographic Characteristicsmentioning

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The contextualist function: US newspaper journalists value social responsibility

2016

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“…Additional research has shown that citizen journalists view their roles similarly to professional journalists (Chung and Nah, 2013) and that there is little difference in role conceptions between men and women journalists (Cassidy, 2008), but online and print journalists differ (Cassidy, 2005).…”

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Why be a journalist? US students’ motivations and role conceptions in the new age of journalism

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This mixed-methods study using a national, random sample of journalism students explores their motivations for majoring in journalism and conceptions of the roles of journalists. It showed many similarities among students today and yesterday and some differences between students and professionals. Students’ ranking of the importance of roles compared to professionals showed no significant correlation. They still recognize the same four main roles of journalists, but rank them in a different order and define them differently. These future journalists see ‘soft news’ as being on equal footing, if not more important, than traditional ‘hard news’. They consider it fair game for journalists to join the conversation about important issues of the day. They see citizen journalists as not only taking over more of the adversarial duties of journalists but also increasing the amount of information and opinion that people have access to, making the interpretive role of journalists more necessary as someone needs to sift through all this information and let people know what is valid. Suggestions for educators are discussed.

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“…It investigates the different challenges journalists face in climbing the corporate news ladder, questioning the roles of organizational structure (Brown and Flatow 1997), institutionalized prejudice and implicit bias against women leaders (Eagly and Karau 2002) in perpetuating a "masculine" newsroom culture that reinforces the glass ceiling. Likewise, it highlights how the persistence of this "boyzone" mentality (Cassidy 2008;Ross 2001;2017;Steiner 2014) affects the implementation of official policies on parental leave and childcare assistance within the framework of the sociocultural model of gender discrimination (Gutek and Morasch 1982;Gutek, Cohen, and Konrad 1990). Furthermore, it highlights the double-bind situation women journalists face: working in an industry that remains heavily men-dominated, while simultaneously negotiating a patriarchal culture (Walby 1990) that trivializes women's work outside of the home.…”

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The Domestic Tethering of Lebanese and Arab Women Journalists and News Managers

Melki

Hitti

2020

Journalism Practice

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The study examined gender-based discrimination facing Arab women journalists and news managers, especially in their pursuit of leadership positions. It assessed how domestic pressures, gender norms, and corporate policies limit women journalists' prospects for advancement and career longevity. It surveyed 308 journalists and news managers, both men and women, from various news outlets and examined their attitudes toward career trajectory, workplace practices, newsroom culture, and domestic responsibilities. The findings point to manifestations of simultaneous sticky floors and glass ceilings, where women face a pay gap and are tethered to their inequitable domestic responsibilities.

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Traditional in Different Degrees: The Professional Role Conceptions of Male and Female Newspaper Journalists

Cited by 19 publications

References 16 publications

The contextualist function: US newspaper journalists value social responsibility

The contextualist function: US newspaper journalists value social responsibility

Why be a journalist? US students’ motivations and role conceptions in the new age of journalism

The Domestic Tethering of Lebanese and Arab Women Journalists and News Managers

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