591002 Are local journalists from each other unique or unequal?

Abstract

Introduction: The impact of journalists' class status, cultural, economic, social, and symbolic capital on their position in the field is ignored. Whereas the social class to which journalists belong and the type and volume of capital they own are important in terms of seeing how the distinction in the field is formed.  How are journalists positioned in terms of class in the field of local journalism? How are journalists in the field of local journalism differed from each other according to the capital they have? The study seeks answers to these questions from Bourdieu's perspective. Methodology: Data were collected with the survey technique. Frequency, chi-square and multiple correspondence analysis were applied to the data in the SPSS program.  Resultados: According to empirical data obtained from local journalists, local journalists mostly belong to the lower, lower middle and middle class. They mostly have the same socio-economic family structure. The types and volumes of capital they hold vary. In particular, this difference is even more pronounced by gender. Conclusiones: In this study, differences in the social class of journalists and the types of capital they have are revealed as factors that create inequality in the field of local journalism. On the other hand, these differences in the volume and type of capital owned by journalists can affect their entry into the field and the processes of realizing their professional practices.  It can also be effective in the occurrence of ethical violations. Ethical violations in professional practices also point to the lack of an oversight mechanism to ensure fairness among journalists in the field.