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Presentation for the International Social Theory Consortium 10th Annual Meeting 16-17 June 2011, Cork Ireland
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The Quality of Journalistic Knowledge
A contribution of social science to a constructivist epistemology of
journalism
Gerard SmitResearch centre for communication & journalism
University of applied sciences Utrecht, The Netherlands
Overview
The ideology of journalism
First Principles
Being right and impartial
Verification Accuracy
Independence
Journalism, Science and Democracy
1922-1925
Journalism is about news, science about truth.
Journalism is about news, science about truth.
Journalism has to foster public debate
Journalism has to foster public debate
The journalist’s version of
the truth, is only his version
The journalist’s version of
the truth, is only his version
The press supplies meaning
The press supplies meaning
Journalism, Science and Democracy
“
1973 - 2003
Precision journalism is
scientific journalism
Precision journalism is
scientific journalism
It is still a novel idea…
It is still a novel idea…
Qualitative research
2004
Methods, No Methodology
A model of social research
1994/2010
IDEAS/
SOCIAL THEORY
ANALYTIC FRAMES
REPRESENTATION OF
SOCIAL LIFE
IMAGES
EVIDENCE/DATA
retroduction
mostly inductive
mostly deductive
dialogue between ideas and evidence
dialogue between ideas and evidence
IDEAS/SOCIAL THEORY
IDEAS/SOCIAL THEORY
EVIDENCE/DATA
EVIDENCE/DATA
REPRESENTATION OF SOCIAL
LIFE
REPRESENTATION OF SOCIAL
LIFE
ANALYTIC FRAMES
ANALYTIC FRAMES
IMAGESIMAGES
mostly deductive
mostly inductive
retroduction
Towards a model of journalistic research
IDEAS/SOCIAL THEORY
IDEAS/SOCIAL THEORY
EVIDENCE/DATA
EVIDENCE/DATA
REPRESENTATION OF SOCIAL
LIFE
REPRESENTATION OF SOCIAL
LIFE
ANALYTIC FRAMES
ANALYTIC FRAMES
IMAGESIMAGES
mostly deductive
mostly inductive
retroduction
IDEAS/ROLE
PERCEPTION
IDEAS/ROLE
PERCEPTION
NARRATIVE STRUCTURESNARRATIVE
STRUCTURES
RESEARCH TECHNIQUESRESEARCH
TECHNIQUES
EVIDENCE/FACTS
EVIDENCE/FACTS
Adaptation
Constructivist model for investigative journalism
Evaluation criterion: coherence
Conclusion
Debate
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