ABSTRACT

Valuable work describing occupational stress in journalism has been published over the last two decades. However, the experience of coping and how local context influences coping and support are less-often the central focus of inquiry. This study addresses this gap using qualitative responses from journalists working in the Mexican areas of Tamaulipas, Puebla, and Mexico City. Using a comparative case design to capture key differences in local conditions, this exploratory study reveals generalizable and context-contingent occupational stress, coping, and support experiences. The study found journalists in each context suffered from occupational stress and found strength in professional identities expressed as gratifications from work, commitments to public service norms, and solidarity among colleagues. In addition, the study found that the local configuration of state, civil society, and criminal actors shaped whether participants engaged in collective action to demand state protection as another form of coping. These findings articulate disconnected observations on camaraderie and values from other qualitative studies of stress in journalism, emphasizing that professional identity and advocacy are sources of strength that should be supported. The study additionally contributes to the literature on journalists’ safety by clarifying the concepts of risk, occupational stress, and coping for journalists.

摘要

在过去的二十年中，发表了描述新闻界职业压力的宝贵著作。但是，应对的经验以及当地情境如何影响应对和支持并不是研究的重点。这项研究利用墨西哥塔毛利帕斯州，普埃布拉州和墨西哥城地区工作的记者的定性回应，解决了这一差距。这项探索性研究使用比较案例设计来捕捉当地条件的关键差异，从而揭示了具有普遍性且视情况而定的职业压力，应对和支持经验。该研究发现，新闻工作者在每种情况下都承受着职业压力，并发现专业身份上的实力表现为对工作的满足，对公共服务准则的承诺以及同事之间的团结。此外，研究发现，国家，公民社会和犯罪行为者的当地格局决定了参与者是否采取集体行动来要求国家保护，这是另一种应对方式。这些发现清楚地表明了对同志心和价值观的不完整观察，与其他定性研究有关的压力有关，强调了职业认同和拥护是力量的来源，应予以支持。该研究还通过阐明风险，职业压力和应对记者的概念，为有关记者安全的文献做出了贡献。这些发现清楚地表明了对同志心和价值观的不完整观察，与其他定性研究中的压力研究无关，强调了职业认同和倡导是应得到支持的力量之源。该研究还通过阐明风险，职业压力和应对记者的概念，为有关记者安全的文献做出了贡献。这些发现清楚地表明了对同志心和价值观的不完整观察，与其他定性研究中的压力研究无关，强调了职业认同和倡导是应得到支持的力量之源。该研究还通过阐明风险，职业压力和应对记者的概念，为有关记者安全的文献做出了贡献。