The power of primary definers : How journalists assess the pluralism of economic journalism
Autor: | Timo Harjuniemi |
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Přispěvatelé: | Media and Communication Studies, P3 - Publics, Politics & Promotions |
Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2023 |
Předmět: |
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
Primary definers Communication Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) 05 social sciences 518 Media and communications Economic crises 050801 communication & media studies Economic journalism 0506 political science Power (social and political) Scholarship 0508 media and communications Austerity Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Pluralism (political theory) Economic policy Political economy Political science Financial crisis Pluralism 050602 political science & public administration Journalism Legitimate controversy |
Popis: | After the financial crisis, journalism scholarship has extensively pointed out how the journalistic debate on economic policy has been dominated by a strong emphasis on austerity and a limited range of elite sources. Building on 19 semi-structured interviews with Finnish political and economic journalists, this article examines how journalists themselves evaluate the pluralism of the economic policy debate. This article shows how journalists covering economic policy are critical when evaluating the level of pluralism in economic journalism, referring to a narrow range of expert sources and a widely shared economic policy consensus. These findings testify to the ability of ‘primary definers’ to set the boundaries of ‘legitimate controversy’ in economic journalism. Also, the interviews show how ruptures in economic policy, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting vast amount of monetary and fiscal stimulus, create space for more pluralism in economic journalism. |
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