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The practice of envelope journalism in the Republic of the Congo

Author(s) -

Cleves Nkie Mongo

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

newspaper research journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.545

H-Index - 26

eISSN - 2376-4791

pISSN - 0739-5329

DOI - 10.1177/0739532921990763

Subject(s) - journalism , political science , the republic , technical journalism , envelope (radar) , public relations , law , engineering , telecommunications , philosophy , radar , theology

This article provides insight into the “brown envelope journalism” in the Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville). Through in-depth interviews with journalists from four major Congolese news outlets, this research reveals how financial difficulties result in reporters justifying their violations of journalism ethics and standards. While two news outlets accept bribes to compensate for their precarious financial situation, two other news organizations pretend that they oppose envelope journalism although this research shows that their reporters also secretly accept bribes.

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