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Media accountability and journalists: to whom do Spanish professionals feel responsible?
Author/s | Chaparro Domínguez, María de los Ángeles
Suárez Villegas, Juan Carlos Rodríguez Martínez, Ruth |
Department | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Metafísica y Corrientes Actuales de la Filosofía, Ética y Filosofía Política |
Publication Date | 2020 |
Deposit Date | 2023-05-24 |
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Abstract | This paper analyses to whom Spanish journalists feel responsible. To achieve this objective, we sent out a survey to Spanish journalists to ascertain their opinion on this question. The journalists’ point of view was then ... This paper analyses to whom Spanish journalists feel responsible. To achieve this objective, we sent out a survey to Spanish journalists to ascertain their opinion on this question. The journalists’ point of view was then compared with that of the general public though six focus groups consisting of Spanish citizens from six cities in Spain (Barcelona, Castellón, Madrid, Sevilla, Mondragón and Santiago de Compostela). Lastly, five in-depth interviews were conducted with journalism experts (e.g., directors of professional journalist associations). The main results show that the journalists feel particularly responsible to their conscience, the journalism code of ethics and their sources. The citizens, in contrast, believe that journalists should be responsible to the audience. We contextualised the Spanish finding in the European context by comparing our results with those derived from a study among European journalists. |
Citation | Chaparro Domínguez, M.d.l.Á., Suárez Villegas, J.C. y Rodríguez Martínez, R. (2020). Media accountability and journalists: to whom do Spanish professionals feel responsible?. Journalism Practice, 14 (7), 812-829. https://doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2019.1655470. |
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