1st Edition
Happiness in Journalism
List of Contributors
Acknowledgements
1. Chapter 1: Fostering a Culture of Well-Being in Journalism by Valérie Bélair-Gagnon, Avery E. Holton, Mark Deuze and Claudia Mellado
PART 1: JOURNALISTS, JOY & THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS
2. Chapter 2: Journalists Considering an Exit by Jana Rick
3. Chapter 3: The Joy in Journalism by Richard Stupart
4. Chapter 4: Finding Joy as Journalists Motivations for Newswork by Gregory P. Perrault
5. Chapter 5: What Psychology Can Offer in Understanding Journalists’ Well-Being by Jennifer M. Ragsdale and Elana Newman
6. Chapter 6: Building Resilience Through Trauma Literacy in J-Schools by Lada Trifonova Price and Ola Ogunyemi
PART 2: IN SUPPORT OF JOURNALISM WELL-BEING
7. Chapter 7: Recruitment and Retention Practices in a Changing African News Media Ecosystem by Hayes Mawindi Mabweazara and Trust Matsilele
8. Chapter 8: Developing Psychological Capital to Support Journalists’ Well-Being by Maja Šimunjak
9. Chapter 9: How Newsroom Social Media Policies can Improve Journalists’ Well-Being by Logan Molyneux and Jacob L. Nelson
10. Chapter 10: Supporting Digital Job Satisfaction in Online Media Unions’ Contracts by Errol Salamon
11. Chapter 11: Establishing Individual, Organizational and Collective Practices for Journalists’ Wellbeing through Disconnection by Diana Bossio
12. Chapter 12: Championing a Security-Sensitive Mindset by Jennifer R. Henrichsen
13. Chapter 13: Job Control and Subjective Well-Being in News Work by Víctor Hugo Reyna
PART 3: STEPS & PRACTICES TOWARD HAPPINESS
14. Chapter 14: Cognitive Dissonance in Journalistic Trauma by Danielle Deavour
15. Chapter 15: Safer Vox Pops and Door Knocking by Kelsey Mesmer
16. Chapter 16: Teaching Student Journalists to Refill their Happiness Tanks by Alexandra Wake and Erin Smith
17. Chapter 17: Self-Employment in the News Industry by Sarah Van Leuven and Hanne Vandenberghe
18. Chapter 18: Workplace Happiness, Journalism and COVID-19 in South Asia by Achala Abeykoon et al.
19. Chapter 19: Engaged Journalism and Professional Happiness by Lambrini Papadopoulou and Eugenia Siapera
PART 4: ESSAYS
20. Chapter 20: Has Journalism Forgotten the Journalists? by John Crowley
21. Chapter 21: Happiness in Journalism as a Public Good: Implications for Teaching and Research by Hermann Wasserman
22. Chapter 22: News, Negativity, and the Audience’s Role in Finding Happiness in Journalism by Seth C. Lewis
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Valérie Bélair-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 Católica de Valparaíso, Chile.
