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Reporting daily and critical events: journalists’ perceptions of coping and savouring strategies, and of organizational support

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Resumo:Although journalists are increasingly being viewed by scientific research as an at-risk occupational group, there is still little knowledge on their strategies for dealing with occupational stressors, in both daily work settings and in critical scenarios, and on the support provided by the media organizations. Taking the occupational stress model as a framework, 25 Portuguese journalists, experienced in reporting critical events, were interviewed on their perceptions of the coping and savouring strategies they use, as well as of their organizations’ support in daily work and critical events. Differences among these variables, according to deployment frequency to critical events were statistically analysed. The data content analysis showed that emotion-focused coping strategies were the most frequently mentioned for both settings, whereas savouring strategies were only referred to for critical events. Perceptions of coping strategies were four times more frequent than those of savouring, and the need for organizational support was especially stressed. Significant differences were identified in all variables according to the number of deployments to critical events. These findings may contribute to a reflection on the role of media organizations in promoting journalists’ occupational health in both settings. The article closes by suggesting directions for future studies.
Autores principais:Monteiro, Susana de Deus Tavares
Assunto:Journalists Coping and savouring strategies Daily work Critical events Perceived organizational support
Ano:2017
País:Portugal
Tipo de documento:artigo
Tipo de acesso:acesso restrito
Instituição associada:Egas Moniz - Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL
Idioma:inglês
Origem:Egas Moniz - Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL

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