Musikjournalisternas roll i samhället
En studie om ett yrke i en modern tid
Music journalismMusic journalistDigitizationFile sharingCommunicationMedia.MusikjournalistikMusikjournalistDigitaliseringFildelningKommunikationMedier.
This paper examines the professional role of the music journalist and how it has been affected by the expansion of the Internet. The study aims to examine the profession's outlook and how professional music journalists are working to reach the public with interesting information, despite the fact that the audience of today often can be first to deliver the news. Through qualitative research interviews with three current music journalists the professional role and its development is examined. Based on theories and previous research on journalism, how the media communicates and its importance to society, what it is to be a music journalist and the spread of digitization and the impact of file sharing the results are analyzed. The conclusions of the study are that it isn?t a profession that is disappearing but rather a profession that is working towards a new future. The wide range of social media and the ability to stream music via the music service Spotify, for example, is expanding the field of music and more music lovers can make their voices heard. The role of the music journalist is no longer to be first with the latest in the music world but to convey information best.