<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The present article describes trends in the development of the journalistic profession as seen by Swedish and Russian students in journalism. The study focuses on the results of a survey carried out among students at three Swedish and three Russian institutions of higher education. The survey demonstrates numerous similarities in ideals and values as well as in understanding of the professional code of journalism among students in Russia and Sweden. Historical background is evident in the students’ different interpretations of key problems of journalism and in their assessment of freedom of the press. Finally, the research questions the professional future of journalism, focusing on possible threats and presenting several development scenarios for the industry.</p></abstract>

The present article describes trends in the development of the journalistic profession as seen by Swedish and Russian students in journalism. The study focuses on the results of a survey carried out among students at three Swedish and three Russian institutions of higher education. The survey demonstrates numerous similarities in ideals and values as well as in understanding of the professional code of journalism among students in Russia and Sweden. Historical background is evident in the students’ different interpretations of key problems of journalism and in their assessment of freedom of the press. Finally, the research questions the professional future of journalism, focusing on possible threats and presenting several development scenarios for the industry.

Tomorrow’s Journalists

Ph.D., Senior Lecturer, Södertörn University College, Huddinge

Ph.D., Researcher, Faculty of Journalism, Moscow State University

Nordicom Review

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Trends in the Development of the Journalistic Profession as Seen by Swedish and Russian Students

The present article describes trends in the development of the journalistic profession as seen by Swedish and Russian students in journalism. The study focuses...

Tomorrow’s Journalists

Published Online: Jan 30, 2017

Page range: 113 - 133

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/nor-2017-0133

Keywords
professional culture of journalists, press freedom, values and attitudes, de-professionalization, commercialization

© 2010 Gunnar Nygren et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Tomorrow’s Journalists

Published Online: Jan 30, 2017

Page range: 113 - 133

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/nor-2017-0133

Keywordsprofessional culture of journalists, press freedom, values and attitudes, de-professionalization, commercialization

© 2010 Gunnar Nygren et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
professional culture of journalists, press freedom, values and attitudes, de-professionalization, commercialization