This book examines how journalism can overcome harmful
institutional issues such as work-related trauma and precarity,
focusing specifically on questions of what happiness in journalism
means, and how one can be successful and happy on the job.
Acknowledging profound variations across people, genres of
journalism, countries, types of news organizations, and
methodologies, this book brings together an array of international
perspectives from academia and practice and suggests that there is
much that can be done to improve journalists’ subjective
wellbeing, despite there being no one-size-fits-all solution. It
advocates for a shift in mindset as much as in theoretical and
methodological approaches, moving away from a focus on platforms
and adaptation to pay real attention to the human beings at the
center of the industry. That shift in mindset and approach involves
exploring what happiness is, how happiness manifests in journalism
and media industries, and what future can we imagine that would be
better for the profession. Happiness is conceptualized from both
psychological and philosophical perspectives. Issues such as
trauma, harassment, inequality, digital security, and mental health
are considered alongside those such as precarity, recruitment,
emotional literacy, intelligence, resilience and self-efficacy.
Authors point to norms, values and ethics in their regions and
suggest best practices based on their experience. Constituting a
first-of-its-kind study and guide, Happiness in Journalism is
recommended reading for journalists, educators and advanced
students interested in topics relating to journalists’ mental
health and emotion, media management, and workplace wellbeing. This
book is accompanied by an online platform which supports videos,
exercises, reports and links to useful further reading.
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