Accountability in the newsroom: Reaching out to the public or a form of window dressing?

摘要: Abstract Pressure from politics and the public has created a greater demand for media to be more accountable. Moreover, growing structural changes in landscape – including concentration, commercialization, fiercer competition, an increasingly fragmented public, advent of new have also challenged how should accountable responsive. This article looks at Dutch broadcast are responding increasing pressure terms accountability responsiveness through case-study research two leading news organizations. The need openness connection with is acknowledged, among many journalists this now even considered necessity. However, when it comes routinized daily application, there general resistance as does not live within their professional autonomy authority. New online instruments opportunities platforms possibilities participate. point put constraints on social system organization unforeseen activities costs.