Elevated Influences

Abstract

This study examines the perspectives of local journalists through an ethnographic case study of D Magazine in Dallas, Texas. The study assesses how staff members discursively construct journalistic identities within a geographically focused media organization, including the influences of their organizational roles, the company mission, and perceptions of their audience. The study also considers the relationship between journalistic identity and community identity by addressing how staff members describe their publication’s role within Dallas.

KEYWORDS:

• media sociology
• city magazines
• case study
• journalistic identity