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Nouvelle parution : ‘Being a Journalist in North Kivu Province, DRC: Negotiating Professional Boundaries with International Development Actors. .’
Publication de : Marie Fierens et Maombi Mukomya
Fierens, M., & Mukomya, M. (2024). Being a Journalist in North Kivu Province, DRC: Negotiating Professional Boundaries with International Development Actors. African Journalism Studies, 45(2), 135–155.
Abstract:This article analyses how the interactions between international development and Congolese media actors based in North Kivu province contribute to, or prevent, delimiting the boundaries of the profession towards external actors. By addressing the tenuous nature of the distinction between journalism and the development sector, it raises questions such as “What is journalism?” and “Who is a journalist?” in North Kivu province. It takes specific account of the massive presence of development actors and the conflictual nature that often characterises the relationship between peacebuilders and the local population. It demonstrates that the precarious professional environment in which journalists work makes them adjust their lines of conduct to the perceived or expected actions of international non-governmental organisations that hold essential economic resources and that these ongoing adaptations have consequences for journalists as individuals, media companies and the profession. As a result of these adaptations, this article identifies six specific forms of journalism practised in the province.
Lien : https://doi.org/10.1080/23743670.2024.2422431
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