La objetividad como ritual estratégico: un análisis de las nociones de objetividad de los periodistas.

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Insiders, Outsiders, and the Struggle for Consecration in Cultural Fields: A Core-Periphery Perspective

Building on recent research emphasizing how legitimacy depends on consensus among audiences about candidates’ characteristics and activities, we examine the relationship between cultural producers’ (candidates) position in the social structure and the consecration of their creative work by relevant audiences. We argue that the outcome of this process of evaluation in any cultural field, whether in art or science, is a function of (1) candidates’ embeddedness within the field, and (2) the type of audience—that is, peers versus critics—evaluating candidates’ work. Specifically, we hypothesize that peers are more likely to favor candidates who are highly embedded in the field, whereas critics will not show such favoritism. We find support for these hypotheses in the context of the Hollywood motion picture industry

Community Service: Editor pride and user preference on local newspaper websites

Armed with readily accessible online traffic logs that provide detailed information about the items users are selecting to view, editors are voicing concern about the potential effect on their own content decisions. Through a survey of local British newspaper editors, this article examines the overlap between user preferences, as suggested by assessments of website traffic, and content that editors identify as their best. Results are considered in the context of two related subsets of agenda-setting theory, as well as the sociological process of “making news.” The study finds overlap between broad categories of stories preferred by editors and users, but a considerable disconnect over the nature of the items within those categories

Stabbing News: Articulating Crime Statistics in the Newsroom

There is a comprehensive body of scholarly work regarding the way media represent crime and how it is constructed in the media narrative as a news item. These works have often suggested that in many cases public anxieties in relation to crime levels are not justified by actual data. However, few works have examined the gathering and dissemination of crime statistics by non-specialist journalists and the way crime statistics are gathered and used in the newsroom. This article seeks to explore in a comparative manner how journalists in newsrooms access and interpret quantitative data when producing stories related to crime. In so doing, the article highlights the problems and limitations of journalists in dealing with crime statistics as a news source, while assessing statistics-related methodologies and skills used in the newsrooms across the United Kingdom when producing stories related to urban crime

La objetividad como ritual estratégico: un análisis de las nociones de objetividad de los periodistas

The newspapermen studied believe they may mitigate such continual pressures as deadlines, possible libel suits, and anticipated reprimands of superiors by being able to claim that their work is "objective". This article examines three factors which help a newsman to define an "objective fact": form, content, and interorganizational relationships. It shows that in discussing content and interorganizational relationships, the newsman can only invoke his news judgment; however, he can claim objectivity by citing procedures he has followed which exemplify the formal attributes of a news story or a newspaper. For instance, the newsman can suggest that he quoted other people instead of offering his own opinions. The article suggest that "objectivity" may be seen as a strategic ritual protecting newspapermen from the risks of their trade. It asks whether other professions might not also use the term "objectivity" in the same way.Les journalistes étudiés croient qu¿ils peuvent améliorer les continuelles pressions comme l¿heure d¿édition, les possibles procès judicieux et les répréhensions anticipés de leurs supérieurs en étant capables de proclamer que leur travail est "objectif". Cet article examine trois facteurs qu¿aident le journaliste à définir un "fait objectif": forme, contenu et relations interorganisationelles. Il montre comment quand le journaliste commente le contenu et les relations interorganisationelles il ne peut citer que son jugement journalistique à lui; mais il peut proclamer l¿objectivité en citant des procédés qu¿il a suivi et que sont l¿exemple des atributs formels d¿une nouvelle ou d¿un journal. Par exemple, le journaliste peut suggérer qu¿il a cité d¿autres personnes au lieu d¿offrir ses opinions à lui. L¿article suggère que l¿objectivité" peut être contemplée comme un rituel stratégique que protège aux journalistes des risques de leur profession. Il se demande si des autres professions n¿utilisent pas aussi le terme "objectivité" de la même manière