This book examines how journalism can overcome harmful institutional issues such as work-related trauma and precarity, focusing specifically on questions of what happiness in journalism means, and how one can be successful and happy on the job.
*A first of its kind guide which combines theory and practical suggestions for change in the industry.
*Topics of mental health, burnout and trauma are seeing more attention in research and on social media since the pandemic.
*Accompanied by an online platform which supports videos, exercises, reports and links to useful further reading.
Valerie Belair-Gagnon is an Associate Professor for the Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis, USA.
Avery E. Holton is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication, University of Utah, USA.
Mark Deuze is a Professor for the Department of Media Studies, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Claudia Mellado is a Professor for the School of Journalism, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso, Chile.
1 Fostering a Culture of Well-Being in Journalism
Valerie Belair-Gagnon, Avery E. Holton, Mark Deuze, and Claudia Mellado
PART I: JOURNALISTS, JOY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS
2 Journalists Considering an Exit
Jana Rick
3 The Joy in Journalism
Richard Stupart
4 Finding Joy as Journalists: Motivations for Newswork
Gregory P. Perreault
5 What Psychology Can Offer in Understanding Journalists' Well-Being
Jennifer M. Ragsdale and Elana Newman
6 Building Resilience Through Trauma Literacy in J-Schools
Lada Trifonova Price and Ola Ogunyemi
PART II: IN SUPPORT OF JOURNALISM WELL-BEING
7 Recruitment and Retention Practices in a Changing African News Media Ecosystem
Hayes Mawindi Mabweazara and Trust Matsilele
8 Developing Psychological Capital to Support Journalists' Well-Being
Maja Simunjak
9 How Newsroom Social Media Policies Can Improve Journalists' Well-Being
Logan Molyneux and Jacob L. Nelson
10 Supporting Digital Job Satisfaction in Online Media Unions' Contracts
Errol Salamon
11 Establishing Individual, Organizational and Collective Practices for Journalists' Well-Being through Disconnection
Diana Bossio
12 Championing a Security-Sensitive Mindset
Jennifer R. Henrichsen
13 Job Control and Subjective Well-Being in News Work
Victor Hugo Reyna
PART III: STEPS AND PRACTICES TOWARD HAPPINESS
14 Cognitive Dissonance in Journalistic Trauma
Danielle Deavours
15 Safer Vox Pops and Door Knocking
Kelsey Mesmer
16 Teaching Student Journalists to Refill their Happiness Tanks
Alexandra Wake and Erin Smith
17 Self-Employment in the News Industry
Sarah Van Leuven and Hanne Vandenberghe
18 Workplace Happiness, Journalism and COVID-19 in South Asia
Achala Abeykoon, Archana Kumari, Mohammad Sahid Ullah, Pallavi Majumdar, Sajjad Ali, Mou Mukherjee Das, Santosh Kumar Biswal, M. C. Rasmin, Shilpa Kalyan, Mohd Shahid, and Mamunor Rashid
19 Engaged Journalism and Professional Happiness
Lambrini Papadopoulou and Eugenia Siapera
PART IV: ESSAYS
20 Has Journalism Forgotten the Journalists?
John Crowley
21 Happiness in Journalism as a Public Good: Implications for Teaching and Research
Herman Wasserman
22 News, Negativity, and the Audience's Role in Finding Happiness in Journalism
Seth C. Lewis