Change in Journalistic Mass Media. Journalism in Changing Media Contexts

Basic data for this project

Type of project: Individual project

Duration at the University of Münster: 01/02/2006 - 31/12/2009

Description

The project analyzes the various changes of journalism within its societal context and reviews journalistic structures as they are today. Basing on a multilayered concept of journalism journalistic changes is conceptualized as the observable change of its structural elements, which are the evolution of organizations (newsrooms), programs (working routines, formats) and roles (actors, communicators). The change of journalism is analyzed using the example of 15 selected media organization and applying a complex combination of methods. A content analysis examines journalistic coverage between 1990 and 2006; interviews with longtime editors and leading editors provide information about changes of persons, structures and working routines within the newsrooms; observations in the newsrooms show modes of operation and coordination; a standardized survey of the editors in the selected newsrooms examine their characteristics and attitudes.

Keywords: Mass Media

Website of the project: http://egora.uni-muenster.de/ifk/forschen/wandel-massenmedien.shtml

Funding identifier: BL 492/3-1

Funder / funding scheme:

DFG - Individual Grants Programme

Project management at the University of Münster

Blöbaum, Bernd

Professur für Kommunikationswissenschaft (Prof. Blöbaum)

Applicants from the University of Münster

Blöbaum, Bernd

Professur für Kommunikationswissenschaft (Prof. Blöbaum)

Research associates from the University of Münster

Malik, Maja	Institute Communication Studies
Summ, Annika	Institute Communication Studies

Publications of the University of Münster resulting from the project

Wandel von Qualitätsmedien. [The Change of Quality Media.]

Blöbaum, Bernd (2011)

In: Blum, Roger; Bonfadelli, Heinz; Imhof, Kurt; Jarren, Otfried (eds.), Krise der Leuchttürme öffentlicher Kommunikation, 49-63. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften.

Research article (book contribution) | Published

Doctorates resulting from the project

Freie Journalisten im Fernsehen. Eine Profession im Wandel Candidate: Kutscha, Annika \| Supervisors: Blöbaum, Bernd Period of time: 07/01/2008 - 20/11/2012 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Diktatur der Quote? Der Einsatz von ReaderScan in deutschen Tageszeitungsredaktionen. Umsetzungen, Konsequenzen, Bewertungen Candidate: Bonk, Sophie \| Supervisors: Blöbaum, Bernd Period of time: 01/10/2006 - 18/04/2011 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster