Medieutvecklingens påverkan på journalisters kompetensbas : en kvalitativ intervjustudie med anställande redaktionschefer om dagens och framtidens viktigaste kompetenser i journalistbranschen

Sammanfattning: The aim of this study is to research the journalism industry of today and explore which skills and knowledge are desirable, or required, for a journalist to possess in order to make it in the profession. This is analyzed with a conceptual framework of media evolution theory which explains the ways in which the industry has changed over the years and what the main contributing factors are to the changing media landscape. Technological, societal and economical advancements and changes push industries to further develop, which in this case means that journalists are pressured in various ways to develop their skills and knowledge to fit the requirements of the changing media landscape. Additionally, competency is another part of the utilized theoretical framework and can be grouped into three parts; knowledge, skill and personal traits. Hence, the results have been categorized according to these groupings as well. The result shows that while societal, technological and economical advancements and changes have pushed journalists into new roles and a need for acquiring new knowledge, personal traits seem to be one of the most protruding aspects of what makes a person a good and valuable journalist in the business today.