Long recognized as key players in international politics, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) increasingly assume important roles in the provision of news. By hiring photographers, staffing online departments and funding reporting trips, NGOs act in ways that overlap with the actions of professional journalists. This article reviews and evaluates an emerging area of research - the study of NGO-journalist relations - that analyzes these developments. It proceeds in four parts: First, it overviews changes in the NGO and journalism sectors that drive growing scholarly interest in the topic. Second, it summarizes the findings of the available research. Third, it suggests some of the ways in which this research connects with concerns in the sociology of media and communication. Fourth, it evaluates the findings in light of various normative frameworks of public discourse. It concludes by suggesting that NGO-journalism scholarship can benefit from further attention by sociologists working in the areas of media and communication.
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Powers, M. (2015). Contemporary NGO-journalist relations: Reviewing and evaluating an emergent area of research. Sociology Compass, 9(6), 427–437. https://doi.org/10.1111/soc4.12267
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