Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: This paper examines to what extent European minority language media journalists believe their journalistic role before the community is strictly professional, professional plus language supporter or professional plus language activist/militant. Results from a representative and weighted survey of 230 journalists from ten European language communities indicate they favor a concept of professional journalism in which the role as language development actors is also incorporated. This may suggest the need for a contextual approach to professional journalism.