Gatekeeping influences and journalistic capital : proposing a mechanism of influence

• Main Author: Tandoc, Edson C., Jr.
• Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Social sciences::Journalism; Cultural Capital; Economic Capital
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/139292
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This exploratory study proposes that one way to understand how and why journalists get influenced is to focus on their economic and cultural capital. Based on a survey of 349 journalists from the Philippines, this study found that journalists with low economic capital tend to perceive political infl...