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The Political Preferences and Value Orientations of Irish
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Corcoran, Mary
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There is a dearth of sociologically informed literature on Irish
journalists. In her seminal paper. Kelly (1983) laid out the factors influencing the
production of news in a general context, acknowledging in her analysis the limited
range of research on the Irish media. She highlighted the ideological and personal
preferences of journalists on the one hand, and their professional values and
practices on the other as key determinants of the news agenda. However, to date no
systematic study of Irish journalists has addressed these twin concerns. Drawing
on data obtained from a national survey of daily news journalists in the Republic
of Ireland conducted in the late 1990s, this paper offers some insight into the class
position, political orientation and value system ofa key group of 'meaning producers'in
Irish society. In particular, the article seeks to provide insight into the
professional culture of Irish journalists and their views on the relationship between
the messenger, the message and the audience. This focus is apposite, given the
central role played by Irish news journalists in bringing to public attention the
variety of political, financial and religious scandals that engulfed Irish society in
recent years. The paper concludes that Irish journalists are in the main more
liberal in their views than either the professional organisations they work for or the
audiences they serve.
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Keyword(s):
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Sociology; Political Preferences; Value Orientations; Irish Journalists |
Publication Date:
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2004 |
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Type:
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Journal article |
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Peer-Reviewed:
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Yes |
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Institution:
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NUI Maynooth |
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Citation(s):
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Corcoran, Mary (2004) The Political Preferences and Value Orientations of Irish Journalists. Irish Journal of Sociology, 13 (2). pp. 23-42. |
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Publisher(s):
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A & A Farmar |
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File Format(s):
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application/pdf |
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Related Link(s):
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http://eprints.nuim.ie/1210/1/MCIJS2004Vol.2.pdf |
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