[Commlist] new book: Worlds of Journalism: Journalistic Cultures Around the Globe

New book announcement:

Worlds of Journalism: Journalistic Cultures Around the Globe, Edited by 
Thomas Hanitzsch, Folker Hanusch, Jyotika Ramaprasad, and Arnold S. de 
Beer (Columbia University Press, 2019)

https://cup.columbia.edu/book/worlds-of-journalism/9780231186438

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http://www.worldsofjournalism.org/fileadmin/WorldsJournalism.pdf

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How do journalists around the world view their roles and 
responsibilities in society? Based on a landmark study that has 
collected data from more than 27,500 journalists in 67 countries, Worlds 
of Journalism offers a groundbreaking analysis of the different ways 
journalists perceive their duties, their relationship to society and 
government, and the nature and meaning of their work.

Challenging assumptions of a universal definition or concept of 
journalism, the book maps a world populated by a rich diversity of 
journalistic cultures. Organized around a series of key questions on 
topics such as editorial autonomy, journalistic ethics, trust in social 
institutions, and changes in the profession, it details how the practice 
of journalism differs across the world in a range of political, social, 
and economic contexts. The book covers how journalism as an institution 
is created and re-created by journalists and how they experience their 
profession in very different ways, even as they retain a commitment to 
some basic, widely shared professional norms and practices. It concludes 
with a global classification of journalistic cultures that reflects the 
breadth of worldviews and orientations found in disparate countries and 
regions. Worlds of Journalism offers an ambitious, comparative global 
understanding of the state of journalism in a time when it is 
confronting a series of economic and political threats.

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Contents

1. Exploring the Worlds of Journalism: An Introduction, by Thomas 
Hanitzsch, Folker Hanusch, Jyotika Ramaprasad, and Arnold S. de Beer

2. Journalistic Culture in a Global Context: A Conceptual Roadmap, by 
Thomas Hanitzsch, Laura Ahva, Martin Oller Alonso, Jesus Arroyave, 
Liesbeth Hermans, Jan Fredrik Hovden, Sallie Hughes, Beate Josephi, 
Jyotika Ramaprasad, Ivor Shapiro, and Tim Vos

3. Surveying Journalists Around the World: A Methodological Framework, 
by Corinna Lauerer and Thomas Hanitzsch

4. Profiles of Journalists: Demographic and Employment Patterns, by 
Beate Josephi, Folker Hanusch, Martin Oller Alonso, Ivor Shapiro, 
Kenneth Andresen, Arnold de Beer, Abit Hoxha, Sonia Virgínia Moreira, 
Kevin Rafter, Terje Skjerdal, Sergio Splendore, and Edson C. Tandoc, Jr.

5. Perceived Influences: Journalists’ Awareness of Pressures on Their 
Work, by Thomas Hanitzsch, Jyotika Ramaprasad, Jesus Arroyave, Rosa 
Berganza, Liesbeth Hermans, Jan Fredrik Hovden, Filip Lab, Corinna 
Lauerer, Alice Tejkalová, and Tim P. Vos

6. Editorial Autonomy: Journalists’ Perceptions of Their Freedom, by 
Basyouni Hamada, Sallie Hughes, Thomas Hanitzsch, James Hollings, 
Corinna Lauerer, Jesus Arroyave, Verica Rupar, and Sergio Splendore

7. Role Orientations: Journalists’ Views on Their Place in Society, by 
Thomas Hanitzsch, Tim Vos, Olivier Standaert, Folker Hanusch, Jan 
Fredrik Hovden, Liesbeth Hermans, and Jyotika Ramaprasad

8. Ethical Considerations: Journalists’ Perceptions of Professional 
Practice, by Jyotika Ramaprasad, Thomas Hanitzsch, Epp Lauk, Halliki 
Harro-Loit, Jan Fredrik Hovden, Jari Väliverronen, and Stephanie Craft

9. Trust: Journalists’ Confidence in Public Institutions, by Arjen van 
Dalen, Rosa Berganza, Thomas Hanitzsch, Adriana Amado, Beatriz Herrero, 
Beate Josephi, Sonja Seizova, Morten Skovsgaard, and Nina Steindl

10. Transformations: Journalists’ Reflections on Changes in News Work, 
by Folker Hanusch, Edson C. Tandoc, Jr., Dimitra Dimitrakopoulou, 
Nurhaya Muchtar, Kevin Rafter, Mireya Márquez Ramírez, Verica Rupar, and 
Vittoria Sacco

11. Modeling Journalistic Cultures: A Global Approach, by Folker Hanusch 
and Thomas Hanitzsch

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Reviews

This will be a touchstone work for decades to come. It is not an 
overstatement to say that this book is entirely unique; it’s special 
because of the detailed discussion of national and regional contexts. 
Worlds of Journalism contributes to the truly global and international 
perspective of journalism, avoiding normativity and emphasizing 
diversity using a unique and comprehensive dataset. (Henrik Örnebring, 
author of Newsworkers: A Comparative European Perspective)

This book provides a kaleidoscopic overview of journalism around the 
world. Its organization and execution provides a model for comparative 
research, and its findings raise important questions that are sure to 
orient future scholarship. Already well-regarded by colleagues, this 
publication solidifies the Worlds of Journalism project as a leading 
effort to make sense of the complex realities that journalists around 
the world confront today. (Matthew Powers, University of Washington)

One of the key elements of this anthology is an effort to make 
journalism studies truly global and comparative. This book succeeds on 
multiple fronts: it provides a comprehensive analysis of the various and 
competing strands of research in journalism studies, empirically covers 
the vast geography of journalism practices, and gives us a blueprint of 
how to analyze and understand such practices. I recommend this book for 
its scope and theoretical execution. It is a must-read for all 
journalism scholars. (Shakuntala Rao, author of Indian Journalism in a 
New Era)

Worlds of Journalism is ample proof of the diversity of journalistic 
cultures around the globe and an excellent example of a truly 
collaborative study. It provides fascinating insights into the attitudes 
and values of media personnel beyond the western world. The book is a 
must-read in journalism research. (Barbara Pfetsch, editor of Political 
Communication Cultures in Western Europe)

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