Date of Award
1-1-2014
Language
English
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
College/School/Department
Department of Sociology
Content Description
1 online resource (xii, 399 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Dissertation/Thesis Chair
Ronald N Jacobs
Committee Members
Richard Lachmann, Elizabeth Popp Berman, Christian Fleck, Robert Jackall
Keywords
cultural sociology, news ethnography, profession, Press and politics, Journalism, Journalistic ethics, Political culture
Subject Categories
Journalism Studies | Mass Communication | Sociology
Abstract
Newspaper journalism in the early 21st century is experiencing economic predicaments and a crisis of professional authority, both connected to technological changes of public communication. This is the backdrop of this study of political journalism. It is based on three years of qualitative field research on political press corps in Albany, New York and Munich, Germany, encompassing 72 interviews with reporters (from 31 news organization) and spokespeople (across all political parties and branches of government) as well as about 350 hours of observation. It also draws on professional discourses, including news stories about journalism (meta-journalism), obituaries of journalists as well as journalism award statements.
Recommended Citation
Revers, Matthias, "Agents of democratic accountability? : professional culture of political journalism in the US and Germany" (2014). Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024). 1251.
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/legacy-etd/1251