ERIC Number: EJ1377976
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Jun
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-1077-6958
EISSN: EISSN-2161-4326
"You Can Run, but You Cannot Hide!" Mapping Journalists' Experiences with Hostility in Personal, Organizational, and Professional Domains
Ivask, Signe; Lon, Angelina
Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, v78 n2 p199-213 Jun 2023
Our study describes how hostility reaches journalists and their reactions to the experiences. Semi-structured interviews with 18 Estonian journalists were conducted in 2021 from June to December. We divided journalists' experiences into personal, professional, and organizational domains. One key observation is that journalists cannot avoid work-related hostility, even when off-duty. In addition, as one journalist receives hostility in a myriad of ways, there is a necessity for a multilevel approach when teaching about coping with or preventing unnecessary hostility from reaching journalists. Our mapping can be used when preparing students for occupational hazards or developing journalism curricula.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Journalism, Trauma, Stress Variables, Aggression, Experience, Work Environment, Social Environment, Organizational Climate, Coping, Stress Management, Social Media, Interpersonal Communication, News Media, Prevention
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Estonia
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