TY - JOUR
T1 - To republish or not to republish
T2 - The “Je Suis Charlie” Mohammed cartoon and journalistic paradigms in a global context
AU - Eko, Lyombe
AU - Hellmueller, Lea
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, © The Author(s) 2017.
PY - 2018/4/1
Y1 - 2018/4/1
N2 - This article dealt with how media outlets in a selected number of countries handled the problem of the republication of Charlie Hebdo's controversial “Je Suis Charlie” Mohammed cartoon cover after the terrorist attack of 7 January 2015 against the newspaper. A textual analysis of editorials and policy statements found that editorial decisions to republish or not to republish the Mohammed cartoon in different countries constituted journalistic paradigm work that reflected specific journalistic cultures. The dominant themes that emerged were (1) transnational journalistic solidarity as a form of paradigm work and (2) the use of editorial independence as a paradigm defense and repair mechanism. Furthermore, we found that the American media, which practice the journalistic craft under the First Amendment, were not as unanimous as the Continental European media in considering republication of the Je Suis Charlie Mohammed cartoon as a barometer of transnational journalistic solidarity and support for freedom of expression.
AB - This article dealt with how media outlets in a selected number of countries handled the problem of the republication of Charlie Hebdo's controversial “Je Suis Charlie” Mohammed cartoon cover after the terrorist attack of 7 January 2015 against the newspaper. A textual analysis of editorials and policy statements found that editorial decisions to republish or not to republish the Mohammed cartoon in different countries constituted journalistic paradigm work that reflected specific journalistic cultures. The dominant themes that emerged were (1) transnational journalistic solidarity as a form of paradigm work and (2) the use of editorial independence as a paradigm defense and repair mechanism. Furthermore, we found that the American media, which practice the journalistic craft under the First Amendment, were not as unanimous as the Continental European media in considering republication of the Je Suis Charlie Mohammed cartoon as a barometer of transnational journalistic solidarity and support for freedom of expression.
KW - Charlie Hebdo
KW - Charlie Hebdo France
KW - Charlie Hebdo terrorist attack
KW - Je Suis Charlie
KW - Mohammed cartoons
KW - cultures of journalism
KW - journalistic paradigms
KW - journalistic solidarity
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85044789604&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1748048517727220
DO - 10.1177/1748048517727220
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85044789604
SN - 1748-0485
VL - 80
SP - 207
EP - 229
JO - International Communication Gazette
JF - International Communication Gazette
IS - 3
ER -