Role Perception of Romanian Journalists. A Comparative Study of Perception in Local versus National Media
Role Perception of Romanian Journalists. A Comparative Study of Perception in Local versus National Media

Summary/Abstract: The article focuses on role perception and self-image of journalists in Romania. Starting from an overview of role perception, self-image and professionalism of journalists in Romania, the article’s originality lies in the comparative analysis, finding differences and similarities between local/regional journalists and their colleagues in the capital city. We used qualitative and quantitative methods such as: in-depth interviews and survey conducted in Cluj-Napoca and we related them to data collected in Bucharest regarding the journalists working for the central media; therefore obtaining a basis for comparison. The paper also focuses on the issue of professionalism of journalists in Romania and stressed the existence of tree generations of journalists with different role perceptions and self images. The professional culture of the Romanian journalists is similar to that of their Western European colleagues. The typology of the information disseminator is increasing and there are specific problems that the journalists working for local and regional media faced in their work.

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