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title = "“Doing good” and “looking good” in global humanitarian reporting: Is philanthro-journalism good news?",
abstract = "This chapter investigates if and how a private donor{\textquoteright}s apparent motivation to {\textquoteleft}look good{\textquoteright} – or to generate symbolic capital – interacts with a news organization{\textquoteright}s ability to {\textquoteleft}do good{\textquoteright} by producing public service content. We address this issue by reporting on the findings of a year-long study of the online humanitarian news organisation – IRIN – as it became primarily funded by a new donor. We argue that whilst it is possible that the Foundation{\textquoteright}s pursuit of symbolic capital may have had some effect on how IRIN sought to {\textquoteleft}do good{\textquoteright}, it did not appear to affect the extent to which IRIN was either willing or able to {\textquoteleft}do good{\textquoteright}. Indeed, our analysis makes clear that the influence of the Foundation only had an effect on IRIN when it combined with other factors, especially journalists{\textquoteright} own values and organizational strategies. Ultimately, this case highlights the limits of generalized claims about the likely influence of a donor{\textquoteright}s desire to {\textquoteleft}look good{\textquoteright} on a news organization.",
keywords = "development, journalism, philanthropy, foundations, public relations",
author = "Martin Scott and Katherine Wright and Melanie Bunce",
year = "2018",
month = may,
day = "15",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781138569928",
series = "Rethinking Development",
publisher = "Routledge",
editor = "Florencia Enghel and Jessica Noske-Turner",
booktitle = "Communication in International Development",
address = "United Kingdom",
edition = "1",
}