Better Foreign Correspondence Starts at Home: Changing Practice Through Diasporic Knowledge

Giotis, C; Hall, C

Better Foreign Correspondence Starts at Home: Changing Practice Through Diasporic Knowledge

Giotis, C

Hall, C

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Publisher:: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journalism Practice, 2022
Issue Date:: 2022-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Giotis, C https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7056-2928
dc.contributor.author	Hall, C https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6358-2720
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dc.identifier.citation	Journalism Practice, 2022
dc.identifier.issn	1751-2786
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dc.description.abstract	Foreign correspondents are uniquely positioned to increase the global plurality of views, understand a complex world of global risk, and create a more cosmopolitan media. In order to better equip foreign correspondents for their postings, innovative approaches are needed. With this aim, a new journalism research practice, called the Frame Reflection Interview (FRI), was developed. The FRI allows correspondents, in a short period of time, to gain an in-depth understanding of social contexts of the target country. The FRI process is based on translating the theory and methodology of frame reflection from the practice of policy design to the practice of journalism. This article reports on the results of a pilot trial of this method where a correspondent, about to be posted to Jakarta, accessed members of the Indonesian diaspora in Sydney before her departure. The results of the pilot were measured via content analysis of stories completed by the journalist during the early months of her posting, and by qualitative interviews with the journalist. The results of this research show the potential for FRIs to improve foreign correspondence, especially in postcolonial contexts.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
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dc.subject	1903 Journalism and Professional Writing, 2001 Communication and Media Studies
dc.title	Better Foreign Correspondence Starts at Home: Changing Practice Through Diasporic Knowledge
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Abstract:

Foreign correspondents are uniquely positioned to increase the global plurality of views, understand a complex world of global risk, and create a more cosmopolitan media. In order to better equip foreign correspondents for their postings, innovative approaches are needed. With this aim, a new journalism research practice, called the Frame Reflection Interview (FRI), was developed. The FRI allows correspondents, in a short period of time, to gain an in-depth understanding of social contexts of the target country. The FRI process is based on translating the theory and methodology of frame reflection from the practice of policy design to the practice of journalism. This article reports on the results of a pilot trial of this method where a correspondent, about to be posted to Jakarta, accessed members of the Indonesian diaspora in Sydney before her departure. The results of the pilot were measured via content analysis of stories completed by the journalist during the early months of her posting, and by qualitative interviews with the journalist. The results of this research show the potential for FRIs to improve foreign correspondence, especially in postcolonial contexts.

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