Each country has its own distinct practice of journalism, although we sometimes think there is a uniform form of practicing journalism.

Seeing journalism through a cultural lens will let you see international journalism in a new way.

There are many layers to journalistic cultures.

Go to this website and read through at least three country reports to understand how journalism is practiced differently in different contexts. Identify the factors that shape journalists

The Worlds of Journalism Study (WJS) site was founded to assess the state of international journalism. Visit this page to see the various factors that shape local cultures of journalism. Browse the data to understand how these variables influence journalism in different ways.

Look at the diagram below showing the hierarchy of influences in journalism (Reese and Schumacher, Mediating the message, 1996). Where do you think these variables sit within this hierarchy? Are there overlaps?

Hierarchy of influences