Covering COVID: Changes in Work Routines and Journalists’ Well-being in Singapore

Edson C. Tandoc · Lydia Cheng · Matthew Chew

18 citations0/0 files storedJournalism Studies

No readable copy stored yet — this record is metadata only.

No open-access location is known for this record yet.

Literature note Cite in a project Citation map

Communication and COVID-19 Impact Media Studies and Communication Work-Family Balance Challenges

Abstract

Guided by the transactional theory of stress and coping, this study documents and examines how journalists in Singapore experienced covering the COVID-19 pandemic. Through an interview with 22 journalists, this study finds a variation in how journalists experienced covering the crisis, and how changes in their work routines shaped such experiences. Forced to work from home, many journalists experienced a blurring of work and home boundaries. An important determinant of their experience is how well they were are able to cope, and the interviewees underscored the importance of organizational support in their coping process. These experiences and coping processes, however, were also shaped by their work status. While those working for mainstream organizations received sufficient support, freelancers and those affiliated with small media startups had a different experience, as COVID-19 magnified pre-existing disparities among journalists.

Paper brief

Loading…

Cite this work

Citation unavailable for this work.

BibTeX RIS CSL-JSON

No public copy is stored for this record, so only the metadata is cited.

Citations in this library

Citation map →

Stored only when both papers are in the corpus — 18 citations exist upstream.

References

1968The Discovery of Grounded Theory: Strategies for Qualitative Research.1985Stress, appraisal, and coping 2010Qualitative Quality: Eight “Big-Tent” Criteria for Excellent Qualitative Research 2000An empirical examination of self-reported work stress among U.S. managers.2017Lazarus and Folkman's Psychological Stress and Coping Theory 2011Extending the challenge-hindrance model of occupational stress: The role of appraisal 2001News and News Sources: A Critical Introduction 2011THE REUTERS INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF JOURNALISM

Cited by

2024From Individual Disconnection to Collective Practices for Journalists’ Wellbeing 2023“Let’s Not Tank the Reputation of This Organization.” How Newsroom Social Media Policies Exacerbate Journalism’s Labor Crisis

Explore the map →

Papers that cite the same references — the relational fallback while embeddings are still backfilling.

Imported from OpenAlex (CC0) — nothing here is generated.