Schimpfössl, Elisabeth and Yablokov, Ilya (2020). Post-Socialist Self-Censorship:Russia, Hungary and Latvia. European Journal of Communication, 35 (1), pp. 29-45.
Abstract
This article argues that today in Central and Eastern Europe self-censorship, journalistic freedom and autonomy are just as severely affected by economic constraints, oligarchic influences and new authoritarianism as they are by their Communist pasts. Either way, journalists know exactly what to report, what to omit and how to advance their careers. This is reminiscent of adekvatnost’; a distinct strategy employed by Russian journalists, who regard this skill as an expression of professionalism. It implies having a ‘feel for the game’ and the ‘right instinct’, which allows them to enjoy a certain level of freedom in their work and express their creativity. The authors’ interviews with Latvian and Hungarian journalists, editors and producers examined the extent to which adekvatnost’ might be a feature of journalism beyond Russia, in particular when a media system faces rising populism and authoritarianism, paired with oligarch-dominated ownership. As such, knowledge gained about journalistic practices in the countries under investigation might also be useful in understanding media development beyond the post-Communist space, including Western Europe.
Publication DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1177/0267323119897797 |
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Divisions: | College of Business and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences & Humanities > Sociology and Policy College of Business and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences & Humanities Aston University (General) |
Additional Information: | © Sage 2020. The final publication is available via Sage at http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0267323119897797 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Central and Eastern Europe,Russia,journalism,media control,media oligarchisation,self-censorship,Language and Linguistics,Communication |
Publication ISSN: | 1460-3705 |
Last Modified: | 23 Dec 2024 08:23 |
Date Deposited: | 16 Sep 2019 09:57 |
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PURE Output Type: | Article |
Published Date: | 2020-02-10 |
Accepted Date: | 2019-09-12 |
Authors: |
Schimpfössl, Elisabeth
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0000-0002-6168-7411)
Yablokov, Ilya |