Journalism And Culture Are Inextricably Related, Cultural,...

While journalism and culture are inextricably related, the degree and influence of this relationship is difficult to categorize, given its symbiotic nature, and fluctuating parameters. To assert journalism wholly or exhaustively reflects culture would be misrepresentative, as systemic social, cultural, political, and financial factors also coalesce to define cultures. However, equally, to say journalism does not impact perceptions of culture would be erroneous, as journalism’s agenda-setting role influences the degree of thought citizens assign to cultural factors. Moreover, the fragmented, pluralistic cultural landscape - an indication of the prominence of sub-cultures and multiculturalism - dictates relationships between journalism and†¦show more content†¦Firstly, examinations of culture, sub-culture, and hegemony will occur, contextualising issues. To comprehend journalism’s relationship with culture, one must first understand what ‘culture’ d enotes. Thereafter, focus will switch to media representations of women. In doing so, women as both journalists and sources will be analysed, demonstrating stereotypical and victimising frameworks used to represent females in media coverage. These theories will be exemplified with examples from mainstream news, before discussing the issue’s circular and endemic nature. Finally, governmental and corporate impacts on journalistic practices will be analysed, displaying the extensive, engrained nature of these cultural distortions. Ultimately, while journalism does express culture, these expressions are often myopic and reductive, failing to appreciate cultural nuances, and instead presenting narrow expressions of broader cultures. However, to fully comprehend these cultural misrepresentations, contextualisation is necessary. In doing so, defining culture, and exploring the relationship between journalism and culture, is fundamental. Accordingly, Motes and Hess (2006, p.55) identify that culture is a social construct, which encompasses, â€Å"†¦values, norms, belief systems, ways of thinking and acting, language and other characteristics that are passed down.† Motes and Hess (2006, p.56) expand, remarking: â€Å"†¦manifestations of culture, such as food, music,