Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Kent Asp - University of Gothenburg, Department of Journalism Media and Communication
Description
The Swedish journalist survey is conducted at the Dept of Journalism, Media and Communication (JMG) at the University of Gothenburg. The questionnaire is submitted to 2 500 randomly selected journalists from all over Sweden.
The purpose of the study is to investigate how Swedish journalists perceive themselves and society, their professional role and work situation, the problems related to their code of professional ethics and the developments in the media sector.
Journalist´11 is JMG’s sixth survey. The first one was conducted in 1989. The results from the last survey, Journalist ´05, are present in the book 'Den svenska journalistkåren'.
The primary purpose of Journalist´11 is to follow up previous studies and provide a broad view of the changes that have taken place among the Swedish journalists during the last two decades. Many of the questions in the 2011 survey are therefore the same as previous years surveys.
The Swedish media system has changed dramatically since 1989. The state’s broadcast media monopoly has been abolished, commercial radio and TV, the Internet and a number of new
Language
Swedish
Research principal
Responsible department/unit
Department of Journalism Media and Communication
Data contains personal data
No
Unit of analysis
Population
Swedish journalists (members - not students or retired - of the Swedish Journalists' Union)
Time Method
Sampling procedure
Time period(s) investigated
2011-09 – 2012-02
Geographic spread
Geographic location: Sweden
Lowest geographic unit
Municipality
Highest geographic unit
Country
Research area
Media, Information society, Working conditions
(CESSDA Topic Classification)
Social Sciences, Media and Communications
(The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)
Andersson, Ulrika (2013). Maintaining Power by Guarding the Gates: Journalists' Perceptions of Audience Participation in Online Newspapers. Journalism and Mass Communication 3(1), 1-13.
Swepub
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GU
ISSN:
2160-6579
Andersson, Ulrika (2013). Contribution or Constrain? Audience interaction in online newspapers in Sweden. Asian Journal of Humanities and Social Studies.
Andersson, Ulrika & Jenny Wiik (2013). Journalism Meets Management: Changing Leadership in Swedish News Organizations. Journalism Practice 7(6), 705-719.
GU
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Swepub
ISSN:
1751-2786
Ghersetti, Marina (2012). Journalistikens nyhetsvärdering. I Lars Nord & Jesper Strömbäck (red)Medierna och demokratin, s. 205-232. Lund: Studentlitteratur.
GU
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Swepub
ISBN:
978-91-44-07666-9
Asp, K (ed.) 2012, Svenska journalister 1989-2011. Göteborgs universitet, Institutionen för journalistik och masskommunikation (JMG), Göteborg.
Libris
ISBN:
9789188212511
Edström, Maria & M. Ladendorf (2012). Flexible Careers for Traditions or Modernity - Gendered Negotiations among Freelance Journalists, ECREA 4th European Communication Conference, Istanbul, 24-27 October 2012.
Hedman, Ulrika & Monika Djerf-Pierre (2013). The social journalist: Embracing the social media life or creating a new digital divide?, ICA 2013, 17–21 June, London.
GU
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Swepub
Bergström, Annika & Ulrika Hedman (2013). Where the (inter)action is: Journalists' and the audiences' social media use, Future of Journalism 2013, 11–13 September, Cardiff, UK.
Hedman, Ulrika & Monika Djerf-Pierre (2013). The social journalist: Embracing the social media life or creating a new digital divide?. Digital Journalism 1(3), 368-385.
Swepub
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GU
ISSN:
2167-0811
Edström, Maria & M. Ladendorf (2012). Freelance Journalists as a Flexible Workforce in Media Industries. Journalism Practice 6(5-6), 711-721.
Swepub
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GU
Bergström, Annika & Ingela Wadbring (2012). Journalists and audiences as obstacles and opportunities for reader comments, 4th European Communication Conference, Ecrea 2012, 24-27 October, Istanbul . s. 18.
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Associated documentation
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https://doi.org/10.5878/001611
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Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Kent Asp - University of Gothenburg, Department of Journalism Media and Communication
Keywords
mass media, occupations, professional ethics, journalism, occupational life, professional associations, journalists
Time period(s) investigated
2011-09 – 2012-02
Collection methodology
Questionnaires by mail. Three reminders.
Variables
369
Number of individuals/objects
1414
Response rate/participation rate
60%