Ideology and culture

Van Meurs, Nathalie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4081-3543, Coen, Sharon and Bull, Peter (2021) Ideology and culture. In: The Psychology of Journalism. Coen, Sharon and Bull, Peter, eds. Oxford University Press, United States, pp. 200-235. ISBN 9780190935856, e-ISBN 9780190935870. [Book Section] (Accepted/In press) (doi:10.1093/oso/9780190935856.001.0001)

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Abstract

This chapter evaluates the role of culture and ideology in relation to journalism. Journalists cannot ignore that they are not operating in a vacuum, immune to environmental influences. A “western” (or any ideological) approach to journalism is not a neutral norm to which others need to adhere. Journalists can keep themselves and each other in check by questioning the approach taken to a story and identifying the lens they employ. Secondly, diverse recruitment within media organisations is key, not just in terms of ethnic, gender or national backgrounds but also in terms of value profiles. There is no one Nation which holds the gold standard for journalism and can be used as a reference point for all others. In other words, there is no such thing as Greenwich Mean Time journalism.

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