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[ecrea] New book: 'Journalists in the UK'.

Mon May 09 22:31:43 GMT 2016



I thought you might be interested in my new book -- ‘Journalists in the UK’ -- published today by Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford

It examines journalists' views on the ethics and practices of journalism, how they regard their role, pay and diversity within the profession, who they trust, and the changing pressures of the news environment.

I've highlighted some of the key findings below, and if you want to read the full book it's available, free-of-charge, to download here:

http://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/publication/journalists-uk

Best wishes

Neil

Dr Neil Thurman, Professor of Communication, City University London / University of Munich


Key Findings:


** Post-Leveson, UK journalists still more likely to push boundaries to get the story* 53% think it is justified to pay for confidential information in the public interest compared with just 5% of American journalists. 81% think it is acceptable, when stories are in the public interest, to use confidential business or government documents without permission. This compares with just 58% of journalists in the United States.(p.54)

** Over half of the journalists surveyed now work online*
Since 2012, the proportion of journalists in the UK working in print versions of newspapers has fallen from 56% to 44%, while the proportion working online has risen from 26% to 52%. However, the median pay of those working exclusively online is lower than that of journalists who continue to do all their work for printed newspapers. (p.57)

** 86% of journalists thought that the time available for researching stories had decreased* The book says more online working may be part of the reason, with journalists who work online producing 71% more stories than other journalists. Journalists who only work online were found to produce 186% more stories than those who did not. (p.28)

** About twice as many journalists believe their editorial freedom has decreased over time as believe it has increased* The book argues this could be because of the increasing influence of audiences and public relations communications. 41% of journalists surveyed for the report said data and research on what audiences like to read is now ‘very’ or ‘extremely’ influential; 61% thought the influence of public relations had increased over the last five years. (p.36)

**Journalists have little trust in religious leaders and trade unions*
76% of journalists think religion has little or no influence on their work and 61% are not members of a formal faith, a lower percentage than in the general population. They trust religious leaders and trade unions less than Parliament, the police, and the military, although politicians and political parties are at the bottom of their list. (p.48)

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