dc.contributor.advisor | Horvit, Mark | eng |
dc.contributor.advisor | Stern, Reuben | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Norris, Spencer | eng |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | eng |
dc.date.submitted | 2021 Spring | eng |
dc.description | Professional project report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Arts in Journalism from the School of Journalism, University of Missouri--Columbia. | eng |
dc.description | Title from: project report. | eng |
dc.description.abstract | Investigative journalism is a hard profession. The job usually requires months of intense digging, seeking out wrongdoing committed by powerful people and organizations. By its nature, it requires reporters to closely examine some of the worst that society has to offer. It is at odds with the business interests of most news organizations. It can be isolating. In a word, the job can stage its practitioners for burnout. During semi-structured interviews with nine investigative reporters from both for- and non-profit print and digital outlets, we identified multiple factors that contribute to burnout among investigative reporters. We conclude by outlining three key responses that can mitigate the effects of these factors: improved management practices by editors; a faster pace for investigative work; and increased collaboration across the newsroom. | eng |
dc.description.bibref | Includes bibliographical references. | eng |
dc.format.extent | 3 files | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10355/85226 | |
dc.language | English | eng |
dc.publisher | University of Missouri--Columbia | |
dc.publisher | University of Missouri--Columbia | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcollection | Freely available projects (MU) | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity | University of Missouri--Columbia. School of Journalism. Journalism masters projects | eng |
dc.rights | OpenAccess. | eng |
dc.rights.license | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License. | |
dc.subject | Author-supplied keywords: investigative journalism ; burnout ; newsroom management ; mental health ; reporting ; collaboration ; social isolation | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Journalism -- Study and teaching (Internship) | eng |
dc.title | Burnout among investigative journalists : causes and solutions | eng |
dc.type | Project | eng |
thesis.degree.discipline | Journalism | eng |
thesis.degree.level | Masters | eng |
thesis.degree.name | M.A. | eng |