Ethical Boundaries among Freelance Journalists |
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| Authors: | Birgit Røe Mathisen |
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| Institution: | 1. Faculty of Social Science, Nord University, Bod?, Norwaybirgit.r.mathisen@nord.no |
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| Abstract: | This article sheds light on the professional role of freelance journalists and examines ethical dilemmas faced by Norwegian freelance journalists. Freelancers and self-employed journalists have to manage their own financial interests and secure their income, as well as the professional ethics of journalism. Finding themselves placed between autonomy and precarity, these freelancers are also engaged in non-journalistic activities, such as PR, because these kinds of jobs usually pay better than news work. This article discusses freelancers and ethical dilemmas. Further, it addresses how freelancers deal with the blurring borders between journalism and PR. |
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| Keywords: | Freelance journalism journalism ethics flexibilisation of work life self-employment |
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