Covering COVID: changes in work routines and journalists' well-being in Singapore

Guided by the transactional theory of stress and coping, this study documents and examines how journalists in Singapore experienced covering the COVID-19 pandemic. Through an interview with 22 journalists, this study finds a variation in how journalists experienced covering the crisis, and how chang...

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Main Authors: Tandoc, Edson C., Cheng, Lydia, Chew, Matthew
Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1703972023-09-11T05:12:59Z Covering COVID: changes in work routines and journalists' well-being in Singapore Tandoc, Edson C. Cheng, Lydia Chew, Matthew Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information Social sciences::Journalism COVID-19 Journalists Guided by the transactional theory of stress and coping, this study documents and examines how journalists in Singapore experienced covering the COVID-19 pandemic. Through an interview with 22 journalists, this study finds a variation in how journalists experienced covering the crisis, and how changes in their work routines shaped such experiences. Forced to work from home, many journalists experienced a blurring of work and home boundaries. An important determinant of their experience is how well they were are able to cope, and the interviewees underscored the importance of organizational support in their coping process. These experiences and coping processes, however, were also shaped by their work status. While those working for mainstream organizations received sufficient support, freelancers and those affiliated with small media startups had a different experience, as COVID-19 magnified pre-existing disparities among journalists. Ministry of Education (MOE) This work was supported by Singapore Ministry of Education Tier 1 Fund: [Grant Number RG 150/18]. 2023-09-11T05:12:59Z 2023-09-11T05:12:59Z 2022 Journal Article Tandoc, E. C., Cheng, L. & Chew, M. (2022). Covering COVID: changes in work routines and journalists' well-being in Singapore. Journalism Studies, 23(14), 1740-1757. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1461670X.2022.2112904 1461-670X https://hdl.handle.net/10356/170397 10.1080/1461670X.2022.2112904 2-s2.0-85137678818 14 23 1740 1757 en RG 150/18 Journalism Studies © 2022 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. All rights reserved.
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topic Social sciences::Journalism
COVID-19
Journalists
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COVID-19
Journalists
Tandoc, Edson C.
Cheng, Lydia
Chew, Matthew
Covering COVID: changes in work routines and journalists' well-being in Singapore
description Guided by the transactional theory of stress and coping, this study documents and examines how journalists in Singapore experienced covering the COVID-19 pandemic. Through an interview with 22 journalists, this study finds a variation in how journalists experienced covering the crisis, and how changes in their work routines shaped such experiences. Forced to work from home, many journalists experienced a blurring of work and home boundaries. An important determinant of their experience is how well they were are able to cope, and the interviewees underscored the importance of organizational support in their coping process. These experiences and coping processes, however, were also shaped by their work status. While those working for mainstream organizations received sufficient support, freelancers and those affiliated with small media startups had a different experience, as COVID-19 magnified pre-existing disparities among journalists.
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Tandoc, Edson C.
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Chew, Matthew
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Cheng, Lydia
Chew, Matthew
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title Covering COVID: changes in work routines and journalists' well-being in Singapore
title_short Covering COVID: changes in work routines and journalists' well-being in Singapore
title_full Covering COVID: changes in work routines and journalists' well-being in Singapore
title_fullStr Covering COVID: changes in work routines and journalists' well-being in Singapore
title_full_unstemmed Covering COVID: changes in work routines and journalists' well-being in Singapore
title_sort covering covid: changes in work routines and journalists' well-being in singapore
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