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March 26, 2026JournalismOpen Access

Affective governmentality and the emotional life of journalism across biographical transitions

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MPMojca PajnikMBMaja BreznikRSRok Smrdelj

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This article examines emotional dynamics in journalism, suggesting their impact on career transitions and governance.

Key Points

  • The aim is to explore how affective dynamics influence journalists during their career transitions.
  • Conducted fifteen narrative-biographical interviews with journalists in Slovenia.
  • Analyzed emotional experiences related to professional trajectories.
  • Investigated how affect regulates journalism under governance structures.
  • Journalists' careers are influenced by both structural pressures and emotional attachments.
  • Emotional investments help journalists cope with work precarity but can also lead to exploitation.
  • Instances of resistance highlight the complex nature of affective governmentality in journalism.

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Pajnik et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c4cd30fdc3bde4489192fdhttps://doi.org/10.1177/14648849261436237
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