MULTIMEDIA JOURNALISM IN THE SLOVAK MEDIA AREA BEFORE THE ENTRY OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC Cover Image

MULTIMEDIA JOURNALISM IN THE SLOVAK MEDIA AREA BEFORE THE ENTRY OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
MULTIMEDIA JOURNALISM IN THE SLOVAK MEDIA AREA BEFORE THE ENTRY OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Author(s): Simona Mičová
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Economy, Communication studies, Marketing / Advertising
Published by: Univerzita sv. Cyrila a Metoda v Trnave, Fakulta masmediálnej komunikácie
Keywords: COVID-19; Editorial Work; Home Office; Journalists; Multimedia Journalism; Pandemic;

Summary/Abstract: In the presented article entitled Multimedia journalism in the Slovak media space before the onset of the COVID19 pandemic, the author deals with the issue of contemporary multimedia journalism, focusing on the current characteristics of this profession. Emphasis is placed on the performance and position of the journalistic profession itself, while the findings it brings are an interpretation of the partial results of an extensive questionnaire survey, which was carried out on a sample of 79 professional Slovak journalists. The article also includes interested and outbreaking information which were conducted thanks to an extensive global survey of journalists, which maps the impact of a pandemic on the journalistic profession since its inception. Both questionary survey and research results provided positive and negative opinions. At the end of the article, the author brings possible predictions of further development of journalism, which was also influenced by the occurrence of a global pandemic known as COVID-19.

  • Issue Year: 8/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 412-418
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: English