Silvio Waisbord: Reinventing Professionalism. Journalism and News in a Global Perspective. Cambridge: Polity. 2013 by Line Hassall Thomsen

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From stark opposition to partial adaption by Miriam Kroman Brems

“…The study identifies substantial differences regarding the outlets’ commitment to or rejection of the ethical rules and norms of professional journalism, whether they adopt or deviate from a neutral journalistic style, what ideological agendas they advocate, their political ties, and the media- and political criticism they voice. …”
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The ethics of journalism challenged by Jaana Hujanen, Mikko Grönlund, Juho Ruotsalainen, Katja Lehtisaari, Viljami Vaarala

“… The article examines Finnish news professionals’ views on the ethical challenges that ensue from emerging and intertwining forms of local professional journalism and communications. Besides describing the current situation, the article employs data from a survey of editors-in-chief to investigate how news professionals anticipate the relationship between journalism and communications evolving in the future. …”
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When journalists lose their foothold by Sigurd Allern, Ester Pollack

“…In addition, a lack of verifiable documentation – and uncritical use of anonymous sources – ignited renewed debates about the ethical standards of professional journalism. This article discusses two alleged #MeToo cases: Aftonbladet’s dramatic and unfounded accusations against the theatre CEO Benny Fredriksson and VG’s misuse and manipulation of a “bar-dance” episode involving the Norwegian Labour politician Trond Giske. …”
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