Keyword – early-career journalists

Horváth, Kata:

Who looks after the journalists?

This paper looks into the individual and organisational factors that contribute to or undermine the resilience of Hungarian journalists. During the research, a number of in-depth interviews were conducted with founding and early-career journalists in four independent Hungarian newsrooms on issues undermining journalistic resilience, including burnout, political pressure, online harassment, etc. The findings suggest that internship programmes or universities do not prepare young journalists for the basic stressors practitioners face. Although most of the journalists interviewed admit to having a friendly and supportive atmosphere in the independent newsrooms, there is generally no concrete response to the issues raised, and none of the newsrooms surveyed, except one, have had professional discussions on the issues addressed.

Keywords: burnout, early-career journalists, online harassment, resilience