Dziennikarska autopoiesis. Samoocena i samoregulacja dziennikarska w dyskursie

The journalistic autopoiesis. Journalistic self-regulation and self-esteem in discourseThis article examines journalism considered as a profession, an attitude towards the world, and a public and ethical duty requiring charisma and leadership. Through analyzing the media system the author concludes that the journalistic identity currently undergoes a crisis. This paper sketches out the assumptions on which a theory of self-definition, self-regulation and self-esteem in journalism is based, as well as the kind of insights it promises, and how it can be applied in journalism research and practice. The paper is an attempt to consider and compare the contemporary issues of professional identity based on the crisis of leadership in journalism and media.