Cover -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Journalism professionalization and journalistic culture as a matter of research (Gunnar Nygren and Bogusława Dobek-Ostrowska) -- 1. Professionalization, media development, and comparative journalism studies (Gunnar Nygren) -- 2. Professional journalistic cultures. Design and methods in the research (Gunnar Nygren, Bogusława Dobek-Ostrowska and Elena Johansson ) -- 3. Who is a journalist today? Mapping selected dimensions for comparative study on journalism (Michał Głowacki) -- 4. Changing working conditions (Jöran Hök) -- 5. Media development and professional autonomy (Gunnar Nygren) -- 6. Ideals and values of modern journalists: the search for balance (Maria Anikina) -- 7. Journalism and politics (Bogusława Dobek-Ostrowska) -- 8. Journalism and commercialization (Bogusława Dobek-Ostrowska) -- 9. New tools for old practices? The journalistic profession in the context of interactive participation (Elena Johansson) -- 10. Journalistic cultures between national traditions and global trends (Gunnar Nygren and Bogusława Dobek-Ostrowska) -- References -- List of tables -- List of figures -- Appendix -- Appendix 1: The Questionnaire of the" Journalism in change" Survey, 2012 -- Appendix 2: Interview -- Notes on contributors -- Index.