Do professionals support constructive journalism Karen McIntyre PhD Virginia Commonwealth University USA The Contextualist Function Karen McIntyre PhD Virginia Commonwealth University ID: 761520
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Do professionals support constructive journalism? Karen McIntyre, Ph.D. Virginia Commonwealth University, USA
The Contextualist Function: Karen McIntyre, Ph.D. Virginia Commonwealth UniversityNicole Dahmen, Ph.D. University of OregonJesse Abdenour, Ph.D. University of Oregon US Newspaper Journalists Value Social Responsibility Forthcoming in Journalism
Traditional professional roles Neutrals Participants Prefer detachment and objectivityPrefer involvement and advocacy
Traditional professional functions Disseminator Neutrals Interpretive Participants Adversarial Populist Mobilizer (Weaver et al., 2007)
A shift in news Contextual news Conventional news
“most important change in reporting in the past half century” (Forde, 2007) Contextual stories represent the
Are US journalists familiar with specific constructive journalism genres? What are their attitudes and behavioral intentions toward constructive genres? Do they value professional roles inherent in constructive journalism?
National online survey Final N ……………. ….……. Response rate 1,318 15%
National online survey Final N ……………. ….……. Response rate 1,318 15% 50% reporters/writers 28% editors 20 years experience 60% male M = 44 years 89% white
Familiarity, attitudes and behavioral intentions Journalists were fairly unfamiliar with the terms (CJ, SoJo, RS) B ut, they reported having used these tactics (RS → SoJo → CJ)After learning more about them, journalists had favorable attitudes toward all three genres (RS → SoJo → CJ)And said they would be likely to use all of these techniques moving forward (SoJo → RS → CJ)
Definitions Solutions journalism: Rigorous and fact-driven news stories of credible solutions to social problems Constructive journalism: News stories that are produced in a way that intends to engage and empower audiences and ultimately improve societyRestorative narrative: News stories that focus on recovery, restoration and resilience in the aftermath, or in the midst of, difficult times
Which roles do journalists most value?
Traditional professional functions Disseminator Neutrals Interpretive Participants Adversarial Populist Mobilizer Contextualist