In this panel, four studies examine journalistic roles in various political settings: one compares media in Cuba and Venezuela, showing differences in watchdog versus loyal facilitator roles; another explores how exiled Russian journalists shifted to a more activist roles after the Ukraine invasion; a third analyzes the dominance of the “loyal facilitator” role in UAE, Egypt, Qatar, and Lebanon; the final study finds that Ethiopian state media mainly act as loyal facilitators and rarely perform watchdog roles, which are slightly more visible in independent media.
Accommodating journalism in authoritarian political regimes. The interventionist and loyal facilitator roles in state-orientated and private media in Cuba and Venezuela: Presenter(s): David Blanco-Herrero, University of Salamanca. Additional Author(s): Maximiliano Frías Vázquez, Salamanca University, Dasniel Olivera, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Carlos Arcila Calderón, University of Salamanca, Deneb González Méndez, University of Camagüey
“If you are a detached observer, you are pro-war, so there is no choice”: Renegotiation of professional roles by Russian journalists in exile: Presenter(s): Anna Litvinenko, Freie Universität Berlin
One role, one voice, different platforms: Examining the loyal facilitator role in Arab countries: Presenter(s): Nagwa Fahmy, Zayed University. Additional Author(s): Maha Abdulmajeed Attia, Ajman University
Journalistic roles and political parallelism in a volatile society: The case of Ethiopia: Presenter(s): Terje Skjerdal, NLA University College
