A socio-demographic portrait of Central and Eastern European CEE journalists: A comparative analysis of the journalistic profession in eight CEE countries using the Worlds of Journalism Study
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https://doi.org/10.19195/1899-5101.10.2(19).2Keywords:
journalism, Central and Eastern Europe, age, gender, education, positions, work experience, religion, political preferencesAbstract
This article analyzes the journalistic profession in eight Central and Eastern European countries: Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Moldova, Romania, and Russia, using the quantitative findings of the Worlds of Journalism Study. The comparison refers to age, gender, education, positions, work experience, religion, and political views of journalists from these states. The study was conducted in each country by a national team responsible for the collected data. The national studies were carried out between 2012 and 2017. Over 3,000 journalists participated as respondents. For comparative analysis, the study builds on the national databases and the country reports written within the project by each national team.
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