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Transformationen im Journalismus

In commercial broadcasting, the entertaining features of journalism are already prevalent and expected to increase further. Beyond the aspect of entertainment, a far-reaching process of transformation in journalism can be identified, to be clearly recognized in several domains: With purposes shifting away from information and towards entertainment, journalism changes its organizational structures, its working routines as well as the roles and the qualifications of its workforce. Based on an empirical study carried out in northern Germany, the article describes the organization and work »programmes« in »format radios« and discusses the resulting changes in journalists’ qualifications. The findings have led to the conclusion that, because of the lack of organizational and working structures at private radio stations, journalists will have to meet all the demands of the complete production process, both with respect to hierarchies and functions (»Everyone does each and everything«). The more organization »programmes« lose their determining influence, the more coordinating activities will be needed. That is to say, organizational structures are being replaced by social processes. As a consequence, the ability to communicate, as one of the elements of journalistic qualification, is of growing importance.     

Von der „railway spine“ zum Schleudertrauma — Geschichte und aktuelle Bedeutung seelischer Störungen nach entschädigungspflichtigen Ereignissen

Although post traumatic stress disorder was only recently admitted into the international classification systems, psychological reactions to traumatic incidents have been frequently described for far more than 100 years. The article describes the mental reactions to a trauma in different historical situations. Included are the ?railway spine“ injuries of the 19. century, victims of accidents where third party liability could be claimed and the psychological consequences of the catastrophes which characterized the 20. century; World War One, the rule of National Socialism, World War Two, the expulsion and persecution of political opponents. In the last part the article deals with the whiplash injury. The analysis suggests that different reactions don’t describe an identical disorder. It seems that reactions to injuries are mainly influenced by the historical and social background and the fact of being insured.     

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