Henrik Ornebring and Michael Karlsson, "Journalistic Autonomy: The Genealogy of a Concept" (U Missouri Press, 2022)
Journalists around the world agree that autonomy is central to their work, but what exactly is it journalists should be autonomous from, and for what should they use this autonomy?\xa0Henrik \xd6rnebring\xa0and\xa0Michael Karlsson\xa0discuss their book\xa0Journalistic Autonomy: The Genealogy of a Concept\xa0(University of Missouri Press, 2022), which traces the genealogy of the idea of journalistic autonomy from the press freedom debates of the 17th century up to the digital, networked world of the 21st century.\nIn a conversation with\xa0Joanne Kuai, the authors talk about what is \u2018autonomy\u2019 and what it means in the context of journalism, and the journey of exploring the concept,\xa0using a theoretical framework that draws upon Friedrich Nietzsche, feminist philosophy, theoretical biology, and other disciplines. They reflect on whether the concept could be applied not only in liberal democracies but also in totalitarian regimes, and\xa0also discuss their ideals of journalism as an institution and what conditions are needed to facilitate that.\nHenrik \xd6rnebring\xa0is Professor of Media and Communication in the Department of Geography, Media, and Communication at Karlstad University, Sweden. Dr. \xd6rnebring has published widely on journalism, media history, and new media in anthologies and scholarly journals and his most recent book is\xa0Newsworkers: Comparing Journalists in Six European Countries. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the\xa0Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Journalism Studies.\nMichael Karlsson\xa0is Professor of Media and Communication in the Department of Geography, Media and Communication at Karlstad University, Sweden. He has primarily published on issues pertaining to the digitalization of journalism. He is also the author of\xa0Transparency and Journalism: A Critical Appraisal of a Disruptive Norm. His is co-editor of\xa0Rethinking Research Methods in an Age of Digital Journalism. He is a Senior Editor of the\xa0Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Journalism Studies.\nJoanne Kuai\xa0is a PhD Candidate at Karlstad University, Sweden, with a research project on\xa0Artificial Intelligence in Chinese Newsrooms. Her research interests centre around data and AI for media, computational journalism, and the social implications of automation and algorithms. Find her on\xa0LinkedIn\xa0or Twitter\xa0@JoanneKuai.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/law