TY - JOUR AU - Meyer, Gitte AU - Brink Lund, Anker JF - Javnost-The Public TI - International language monism and homogenisation of journalism VL - 15 IS - 4 PY - 2008/// SN - 1854-8377 PB - EURICOM UR - http://javnost-thepublic.org/article/2008/4/5/ N2 - Different languages representing different frameworks of thought and perspectives on reality also carry different frameworks of thought on journalism and on how the profession may contribute to democracy. A shortcut to understanding varieties of journalism may be provided by the study of diff erent understandings of journalistic key notions in diff erent languages, by comparing two varieties of journalism – the “reporter” and the “publicist” tradition – in English and German. The current homogenisation of journalism, using the Anglo-American reporter traditions as the model, strengthened by the simultaneous move towards English as the international language, may be seen as a loss of diversity in journalism and even a threat to democratic diversity in Europe. An increased stress on language understanding and conceptual hygiene in the education of journalists is proposed to maintain diversity. U1 - Print ISSN: 1318-3222 ER -