School of Journalism Research Presentation

October 22, Wednesday
4:00 pm to 5:30 pm

School of Journalism
Ernie Pyle Lounge

Kevin Grieves, PhD Candidate, School of Journalism

“IT TAKES COURAGE” – TRANSBORDER JOURNALISTIC COLLABORATION IN THE SAAR-LOR-LUX REGION OF EUROPE

This research examines journalistic cooperation across borders as one of the most promising but simultaneously problematic variants of transborder journalism. Journalists from France, Germany and Luxembourg encounter significant hurdles when they produce collaborative programs in the transborder Saar-Lor-Lux region. Differing media structures, language barriers and professional conditions make for a rocky and fragile foundation for such cross-cultural endeavors. Yet journalists in this region confront these obstacles on a daily basis.

While this form of border-transcending journalism finds a place on the periphery of the newsroom, those journalists who are involved in such reporting and storytelling express deep passions about their work. My research addresses questions of journalists’ professional identities and explores what it means for these professionals to be members of a border-transcending community.