Gunnar Nygren is a professor of journalism at Södertörn University in Stockholm. He specialises in local journalism and professional roles of journalists as well as changing journalistic practices.Bogusława Dobek-Ostrowska is professor at the University of Wrocław (Poland) and Chair of the Department of Communication and Journalism. She is a founder of the Polish Communication Association and specialises in the development of the media systems and journalism in Poland.

The authors track similarities and variation across different political systems and historical trajectories. The results impressively point to cultural hybridization in which globalization and technological change are put in constant negotiation with traditional ideals of journalism.Thomas Hanitzsch, Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich, Germany

• Contents: Gunnar Nygren/Bogusława Dobek-Ostrowska: Introduction: Journalism professionalization and journalistic culture as a matter of research – Gunnar Nygren: Professionalization, media development, and comparative journalism studies – Gunnar Nygren/Bogusława Dobek-Ostrowska/Elena Johansson: Professional journalistic cultures. Design and methods in the research – Michał Głowacki: Who is a journalist today? Mapping selected dimensions for comparative study on journalism – Jöran Hök: Changing working conditions – Gunnar Nygren: Media development and professional autonomy – Maria Anikina: Ideals and values of modern journalists: the search for balance – Bogusława Dobek-Ostrowska: Journalism and politics – Bogusława Dobek-Ostrowska: Journalism and commercialization – Elena Johansson: New tools for old practices? The journalistic profession in the context of interactive participation – Gunnar Nygren/Bogusława Dobek-Ostrowska: Journalistic cultures between national traditions and global trends.

Gunnar Nygren is a professor of journalism at Södertörn University in Stockholm. He specialises in local journalism and professional roles of journalists as well as changing journalistic practices.Bogusława Dobek-Ostrowska is professor at the University of Wrocław (Poland) and Chair of the Department of Communication and Journalism. She is a founder of the Polish Communication Association and specialises in the development of the media systems and journalism in Poland.

The authors track similarities and variation across different political systems and historical trajectories. The results impressively point to cultural hybridization in which globalization and technological change are put in constant negotiation with traditional ideals of journalism.Thomas Hanitzsch, Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich, Germany

• Contents: Gunnar Nygren/Bogusława Dobek-Ostrowska: Introduction: Journalism professionalization and journalistic culture as a matter of research – Gunnar Nygren: Professionalization, media development, and comparative journalism studies – Gunnar Nygren/Bogusława Dobek-Ostrowska/Elena Johansson: Professional journalistic cultures. Design and methods in the research – Michał Głowacki: Who is a journalist today? Mapping selected dimensions for comparative study on journalism – Jöran Hök: Changing working conditions – Gunnar Nygren: Media development and professional autonomy – Maria Anikina: Ideals and values of modern journalists: the search for balance – Bogusława Dobek-Ostrowska: Journalism and politics – Bogusława Dobek-Ostrowska: Journalism and commercialization – Elena Johansson: New tools for old practices? The journalistic profession in the context of interactive participation – Gunnar Nygren/Bogusława Dobek-Ostrowska: Journalistic cultures between national traditions and global trends.

Gunnar Nygren is a professor of journalism at Södertörn University in Stockholm. He specialises in local journalism and professional roles of journalists as well as changing journalistic practices.Bogusława Dobek-Ostrowska is professor at the University of Wrocław (Poland) and Chair of the Department of Communication and Journalism. She is a founder of the Polish Communication Association and specialises in the development of the media systems and journalism in Poland.

The authors track similarities and variation across different political systems and historical trajectories. The results impressively point to cultural hybridization in which globalization and technological change are put in constant negotiation with traditional ideals of journalism.Thomas Hanitzsch, Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich, Germany

• Contents: Gunnar Nygren/Bogusława Dobek-Ostrowska: Introduction: Journalism professionalization and journalistic culture as a matter of research – Gunnar Nygren: Professionalization, media development, and comparative journalism studies – Gunnar Nygren/Bogusława Dobek-Ostrowska/Elena Johansson: Professional journalistic cultures. Design and methods in the research – Michał Głowacki: Who is a journalist today? Mapping selected dimensions for comparative study on journalism – Jöran Hök: Changing working conditions – Gunnar Nygren: Media development and professional autonomy – Maria Anikina: Ideals and values of modern journalists: the search for balance – Bogusława Dobek-Ostrowska: Journalism and politics – Bogusława Dobek-Ostrowska: Journalism and commercialization – Elena Johansson: New tools for old practices? The journalistic profession in the context of interactive participation – Gunnar Nygren/Bogusława Dobek-Ostrowska: Journalistic cultures between national traditions and global trends.