WJS Dataset of Journalism

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WJS Network and Management

Executive Committee

• Thomas Hanitzsch, LMU Munich (WJS Chair)
• Folker Hanusch, University of Vienna (WJS Vice-Chair)
• Ashraf Galal Hassan Bayoumy, Qatar University
• Sallie Hughes, University of Miami
• Hayes Mabweazara, University of Glasgow
• Martin Oller Alonso, Università degli Studi di Milano
• Jyotika Ramaprasad, University of Miami
• Vera Slavtcheva-Petkova, University of Liverpool
• Edson Tandoc, Jr., Nanyang Technological University
• Alice Němcová Tejkalová, Charles University

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• Aggregated data (country breakdown, sav)
• Individual-leveldata (sav)

C9 : Editorial autonomy: selecting stories (means)

C10 : Editorial autonomy: aspects emphasized (means)

C11 : Editorial autonomy: participate in editorial coordination (means)

AUTONOMY : Index: Editorial autonomy (means: Freedom in selecting stories; Freedom selecting aspects to emphasize)

C12A : Journalistic roles: be a detached observer (means)

C12B : Journalistic roles: report things as they are (means)

C12C : Journalistic roles: provide analysis of current affairs (means)

C12D : Journalistic roles: monitor and scrutinize political leaders (means)

C12E : Journalistic roles: monitor and scrutinize business (means)

C12F : Journalistic roles: set the political agenda (means)

C12G : Journalistic roles: influence public opinion (means)

C12H : Journalistic roles: advocate for social change (means)

C12J : Journalistic roles: be an adversary of the government (means)

C12K : Journalistic roles: support national development (means)

C12L : Journalistic roles: convey a positive image of political leadership (means)

C12M : Journalistic roles: support government policy (means)

C12O : Journalistic roles: provide entertainment and relaxation (means)

C12P : Journalistic roles: provide the kind of news that attracts the largest audience (means)

C12R : Journalistic roles: provide advice, orientation and direction for daily life (means)

C12S : Journalistic roles: provide information people need to make political decisions (means)

C12T : Journalistic roles: motivate people to participate in political activity (means)

C12U : Journalistic roles: let people express their views (means)

C12W : Journalistic roles: educate the audience (means)

C12X : Journalistic roles: tell stories about the world (means)

C12Z : Journalistic roles: promote tolerance and cultural diversity (means)

ROLE_MO : Index: Monitorial role (means: Provide political information; Monitor and scrutinize politics; Monitor and scrutinize business; Motivate people to participate in politics)

ROLE_IN : Index: Interventionist role (means: Advocate for social change; Influence public opinion; Set the political agenda; Support national development)

ROLE_CO : Index: Collaborative role (means: Support government policy; Convey a positive image of political leaders)

ROLE_AC : Index: Accommodative role (means: Provide entertainment and relaxation; Provide news that attract largest audience; Provide advice, orientation and direction for daily life)

C13A : Ethical orientations: journalists should always adhere to codes of professional ethics, regardless of situation and context (means)

C13B : Ethical orientations: what is ethical in journalism depends on the specific situation (means)

C13C : Ethical orientations: what is ethical in journalism is a matter of personal judgment (means)

C13D : Ethical orientations: it is acceptable to set aside moral standards if extraordinary circumstances require it (means)

C15A : Perceived influences: personal values and beliefs (means)

C15B : Perceived influences: peers on the staff (means)

C15C : Perceived influences: editorial supervisors and higher editors (means)

C15D : Perceived influences: managers of your news organization (means)

C15E : Perceived influences: owners of your news organization (means)

C15F : Perceived influences: editorial policy (means)

C15G : Perceived influences: advertising considerations (means)

C15H : Perceived influences: profit expectations (means)

C15J : Perceived influences: audience research and data (means)

C15K : Perceived influences: availability of news-gathering resources (means)

C15L : Perceived influences: time limits (means)

C15M : Perceived influences: journalism ethics (means)

C15N : Perceived influences: religious considerations (means)

C16A : Perceived influences: friends, acquaintances and family (means)

C16B : Perceived influences: colleagues in other media (means)

C16C : Perceived influences: feedback from the audience (means)

C16D : Perceived influences: competing news organizations (means)

C16E : Perceived influences: media laws and regulation (means)

C16F : Perceived influences: information access (means)

C16G : Perceived influences: censorship (means)

C16H : Perceived influences: government officials (means)

C16J : Perceived influences: politicians (means)

C16K : Perceived influences: pressure groups (means)

C16L : Perceived influences: business people (means)

C16M : Perceived influences: public relations (means)

C16N : Perceived influences: relationships with news sources (means)

C16O : Perceived influences: the military, police and state security (means)

INFL_POL : Index: Political influences (means: Politicians; Government officials; Pressure groups; Business representatives)

INFL_ORG : Index: Organizational influences (means: Managers of news organization; Supervisors and higher editors; Owners of news organization; Editorial policy)

INFL_PRO : Index: Procedural influences (means: Information access; Journalism ethics; Media laws and regulation; Available news-gathering resources; Time limits)

INFL_ECO : Index: Economic influences (means: Profit expectations; Advertising considerations; Audience research and data)

INFL_PER : Index: Personal networks (means: Friends, acquaintances, family; Colleagues in other media; Peers on the staff)

O4A : Trust: parliament (means)

O4B : Trust: government (means)

O4C : Trust: political parties (means)

O4D : Trust: politicians in general (means)

O4E : Trust: judiciary/the courts (means)

O4F : Trust: police (means)

O4G : Trust: military (means)

O4H : Trust: trade unions (means)

O4J : Trust: religious leaders (means)

O4K : Trust: news media (means)

POL_TRST : Index: Political trust (means: parliament, government, political parties, poiticians)

C14A : Reporting practices: paying people for confidential information (percent of saying "always justified" or "justified on occasion")

C14B : Reporting practices: using confidential business or government documents without authorization (percent of saying "always justified" or "justified on occasion")

C14C : Reporting practices: claiming to be somebody else (percent of saying "always justified" or "justified on occasion")

C14D : Reporting practices: exerting pressure on unwilling informants to get a story (percent of saying "always justified" or "justified on occasion")

C14E : Reporting practices: making use of personal documents such as letters and pictures without permission (percent of saying "always justified" or "justified on occasion")

C14F : Reporting practices: getting employed in a firm or organization to gain inside information (percent of saying "always justified" or "justified on occasion")

C14G : Reporting practices: using hidden microphones or cameras (percent of saying "always justified" or "justified on occasion")

C14H : Reporting practices: using re-creations or dramatizations of news by actors (percent of saying "always justified" or "justified on occasion")

C14J : Reporting practices: publishing stories with unverified content (percent of saying "always justified" or "justified on occasion")

C14K : Reporting practices: accepting money from sources (percent of saying "always justified" or "justified on occasion")

C14L : Reporting practices: altering or fabricating quotes from sources (percent of saying "always justified" or "justified on occasion")

C14M : Reporting practices: altering photographs (percent of saying "always justified" or "justified on occasion")

C18A_s : Perceived change: journalism education (percent of saying "strengthened a lot" or "somewhat strengthened")

C18B_s : Perceived change: ethical standards (percent of saying "strengthened a lot" or "somewhat strengthened")

C18C_s : Perceived change: competition (percent of saying "strengthened a lot" or "somewhat strengthened")

C18D_s : Perceived change: advertising considerations (percent of saying "strengthened a lot" or "somewhat strengthened")

C18E_s : Perceived change: profit making pressures (percent of saying "strengthened a lot" or "somewhat strengthened")

C18F_s : Perceived change: public relations (percent of saying "strengthened a lot" or "somewhat strengthened")

C18G_s : Perceived change: audience research (percent of saying "strengthened a lot" or "somewhat strengthened")

C18H_s : Perceived change: user-generated contents, such as blogs (percent of saying "strengthened a lot" or "somewhat strengthened")

C18J_s : Perceived change: social media (percent of saying "strengthened a lot" or "somewhat strengthened")

C18K_s : Perceived change: audience involvement in news production (percent of saying "strengthened a lot" or "somewhat strengthened")

C18L_s : Perceived change: audience feedback (percent of saying "strengthened a lot" or "somewhat strengthened")

C18M_s : Perceived change: pressure toward sensational news (percent of saying "strengthened a lot" or "somewhat strengthened")

C18O_s : Perceived change: Western ways of practicing journalism (percent of saying "strengthened a lot" or "somewhat strengthened")

C19A_s : Perceived change: journalists’ freedom to make editorial decisions (percent of saying "strengthened a lot" or "somewhat strengthened")

C19B_s : Perceived change: average working hours of journalists (percent of saying "strengthened a lot" or "somewhat strengthened")

C19C_s : Perceived change: time available for researching stories (percent of saying "strengthened a lot" or "somewhat strengthened")

C19D_s : Perceived change: interactions of journalists with their audiences (percent of saying "strengthened a lot" or "somewhat strengthened")

C19E_s : Perceived change: technical skills (percent of saying "strengthened a lot" or "somewhat strengthened")

C19F_s : Perceived change: use of search engines (percent of saying "strengthened a lot" or "somewhat strengthened")

C19G_s : Perceived change: having a university degree (percent of saying "strengthened a lot" or "somewhat strengthened")

C19H_s : Perceived change: having a degree in journalism or a related field (percent of saying "strengthened a lot" or "somewhat strengthened")

C19J_s : Perceived change: credibility of journalism (percent of saying "strengthened a lot" or "somewhat strengthened")

C19K_s : Perceived change: relevance of journalism for society (percent of saying "strengthened a lot" or "somewhat strengthened")

C18A_w : Perceived change: journalism education (percent of saying "weakened a lot" or "somewhat weakened")

C18B_w : Perceived change: ethical standards (percent of saying "weakened a lot" or "somewhat weakened")

C18C_w : Perceived change: competition (percent of saying "weakened a lot" or "somewhat weakened")

C18D_w : Perceived change: advertising considerations (percent of saying "weakened a lot" or "somewhat weakened")

C18E_w : Perceived change: profit making pressures (percent of saying "weakened a lot" or "somewhat weakened")

C18F_w : Perceived change: public relations (percent of saying "weakened a lot" or "somewhat weakened")

C18G_w : Perceived change: audience research (percent of saying "weakened a lot" or "somewhat weakened")

C18H_w : Perceived change: user-generated contents, such as blogs (percent of saying "weakened a lot" or "somewhat weakened")

C18J_w : Perceived change: social media (percent of saying "weakened a lot" or "somewhat weakened")

C18K_w : Perceived change: audience involvement in news production (percent of saying "weakened a lot" or "somewhat weakened")

C18L_w : Perceived change: audience feedback (percent of saying "weakened a lot" or "somewhat weakened")

C18M_w : Perceived change: pressure toward sensational news (percent of saying "weakened a lot" or "somewhat weakened")

C18O_w : Perceived change: Western ways of practicing journalism (percent of saying "weakened a lot" or "somewhat weakened")

C19A_w : Perceived change: journalists’ freedom to make editorial decisions (percent of saying "weakened a lot" or "somewhat weakened")

C19B_w : Perceived change: average working hours of journalists (percent of saying "weakened a lot" or "somewhat weakened")

C19C_w : Perceived change: time available for researching stories (percent of saying "weakened a lot" or "somewhat weakened")

C19D_w : Perceived change: interactions of journalists with their audiences (percent of saying "weakened a lot" or "somewhat weakened")

C19E_w : Perceived change: technical skills (percent of saying "weakened a lot" or "somewhat weakened")

C19F_w : Perceived change: use of search engines (percent of saying "weakened a lot" or "somewhat weakened")

C19G_w : Perceived change: having a university degree (percent of saying "weakened a lot" or "somewhat weakened")

C19H_w : Perceived change: having a degree in journalism or a related field (percent of saying "weakened a lot" or "somewhat weakened")

C19J_w : Perceived change: credibility of journalism (percent of saying "weakened a lot" or "somewhat weakened")

C19K_w : Perceived change: relevance of journalism for society (percent of saying "weakened a lot" or "somewhat weakened")

C17 : Years working in journalism (means)

C23 : Age (means)

C5 : Member in professional associationn (percent)

C6 : Specialist vs. Generalist (percent saying "generalist")

UNI_EDU : University/college degree (percent)

SPECIAL : Specialized in journalism and/or communication (percent)

C22 : Gender (percent female)