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A Product of Their Culture

Using a Value Systems Approach to Understand the Work Practices of Journalists

University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia, fhanusch{at}usc.edu.au

Past approaches adopted by scholars in comparing international news have tended to concentrate on political and economic perspectives, while the role that culture plays in determining news has been somewhat neglected until recently. This article examines the role of culture in the development of journalistic practices and how a value systems approach can be applied to understanding journalism practices across cultures. Specifically, the article compares German and Anglo-American journalism practices with a view to locating differences between these traditions. The study demonstrates that using value systems as developed by Dutch anthropologist Geert Hofstede can be immensely useful in comparing the differences between the two traditions, as well as in understanding how journalists in these traditions report about the world.

Key Words: Anglo-American journalism • comparative journalism • German journalism • Geert Hofstede • journalism practice • journalistic culture • journalistic values • value systems

International Communication Gazette, Vol. 71, No. 7, 613-626 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1748048509341895


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