The mediatization of the economist profession: How economists use the media to promote political and economic interests

IF 1.8 2区 文学 Q2 COMMUNICATION European Journal of Communication Pub Date : 2024-01-31 DOI:10.1177/02673231241228962
Timo Harjuniemi
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Professional economists wield considerable power as experts and policymakers. Consequently, economists frequently appear in the media, where they comment on current economic issues and assess economic policy options. Despite the status of economists, little is known about the relationship between economists and the media and how economists use the media to promote economic and political interests. Building on the scholarship on the mediatization of expertise, this article analyzes the mediatization of the economist profession. The article draws on 17 semi-structured interviews with Finnish economists who appear frequently in the news media. The findings reveal how institutions from private banks to research institutes use economists to advance their economic and political interests via the media. It is found that using social media and serving journalists are elemental parts of an economist's job description. Furthermore, economists work closely with communications professionals to advance organizational interests. This article argues that further research should analyze how mediatization intertwines with the work of economic experts.
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经济学家职业的媒体化:经济学家如何利用媒体促进政治和经济利益
专业经济学家作为专家和政策制定者拥有相当大的权力。因此,经济学家经常出现在媒体上,评论当前的经济问题,评估经济政策选择。尽管经济学家地位崇高,但人们对经济学家与媒体之间的关系以及经济学家如何利用媒体促进经济和政治利益却知之甚少。本文以专业知识媒体化的学术研究为基础,分析了经济学家职业的媒体化。文章对经常出现在新闻媒体上的芬兰经济学家进行了 17 次半结构式访谈。研究结果揭示了从私人银行到研究机构如何通过媒体利用经济学家来促进其经济和政治利益。研究发现,使用社交媒体和为记者服务是经济学家工作内容的重要组成部分。此外,经济学家还与传播专业人士密切合作,以促进组织利益。本文认为,进一步的研究应分析媒体化如何与经济专家的工作交织在一起。
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期刊介绍: The European Journal of Communication is interested in communication research and theory in all its diversity, and seeks to reflect and encourage the variety of intellectual traditions in the field and to promote dialogue between them. The Journal reflects the international character of communication scholarship and is addressed to a global scholarly community. Rigorously peer-reviewed, it publishes the best of research on communications and media, either by European scholars or of particular interest to them.
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