@article{44cf094cdad84c70b57ae2682773676d,
title = "News cultures or “epistemic cultures”?: Theoretical considerations and empirical data from 62 countries",
abstract = "In order to gain an understanding of journalists{\textquoteright} conceptions of what being factual means, the present work supplements the existing insights of journalism studies and the sociology of knowledge and philosophy with data about journalists{\textquoteright} beliefs regarding the importance of detached observation and reporting things as they are, spanning 62 countries (N = 18,248). In essence, our goal is to contribute to a future theoretical account of why journalists possess the beliefs that they do vis-{\`a}-vis truth-seeking and knowledge-acquisition. Data point to a significant relationship between reporters{\textquoteright} level of freedom and their conceptions of knowledge and reality. We discuss the implications of these findings for the debate about the possibilities of universality and context-dependence of journalistic fact-finding.",
keywords = "epistemology, fact-finding, facts, news culture, objectivity, sociology of knowledge",
author = "Yigal Godler and Zvi Reich",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by Funda{\c c}{\~a}o Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo {\`a} Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro; Ohio University; Asian Science Fund; Universidad Nacional de la Matanza; Open Society Foundation; The Zvulun Hammer Research Foundation at the Israeli Second Television and Radio Authority; Charles University, Faculty of Social Sciences; Sanomat Foundation; University of Tirana; Swiss National Science Foundation; University of Bergen, Department of Information Science and Media Studies; Friedrich Ebert Foundation; University of Agder; Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute; Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich; German Research Foundation; Zayed University; Qatar University; University of Miami; University of the Sunshine Coast. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.",
year = "2017",
month = may,
day = "4",
doi = "10.1080/1461670X.2016.1266909",
language = "English",
volume = "18",
pages = "666--681",
journal = "Journalism Studies",
issn = "1461-670X",
publisher = "Routledge",
number = "5",
}