Role and Position of Photojournalists in Croatian Daily Newspapers

Svrha istraživanja u okviru ovog diplomskog rada je ispitivanje stavova fotoreportera koji svakodnevno sudjeluju u produkciji medijskog sadržaja u hrvatskim dnevnim novinama. Uzorak se sastoji od 41 fotoreportera koji rade u trima hrvatskim fotoagencijama - Cropixu u sklopu medijske tvrtke Hanza Media, Pixsellu koji pripada austrijskom medijskom koncernu Styria, te fotoservisu FaH agencije HINA-e. Cilj istraživanja je ispitati što hrvatski fotoreporteri misle o svojoj ulozi i poziciji te kako se nose s tehnološkim izazovima i medijskim pritiscima. Iako na svjetskoj razini postoje istraživanja koja se bave sličnim temama, u Hrvatskoj ima prostora za razvijanje istraživanja takvog tipa. Analiza anketnog upitnika pokazuje kako su hrvatski fotoreporteri u koraku sa svjetskim standardima i digitalnim trendovima te kako idu u korak s drugim aspektima medijskog tržišta. Suprotno očekivanjima, hrvatski fotoreporteri, iako smatraju da se njihova struka ne cijeni, zadovoljni su uvjetima u kojima rade te su u skladu s etičkim standardima. Rezultati ove ankete pokazali su kako hrvatski fotoreporteri smatraju kako fotonovinarstvo ne gubi na društvenoj vrijednosti i kako njihova struka ima budućnost, no redefiniranu.The purpose of the research in this dissertation is to examine the views of photojournalists who daily participate in the production of media content for Croatian daily newspaper. The sample consists of 41 photojournalists working at three Croatian photo agencies – Cropix agency within Hanza Media, Pixsell agency under Austrian media concern Styria, and photo service FaH within HINA. The aim of this research was to examine what the attitudes of Croatian photojournalists are regarding their role and position, as well as how they cope with technological challenges and pressures in the media. Although research on this and similar topics has already been done worldwide, there is a lot of room for it to be developed here in Croatia. The analysis of the survey shows that Croatian photojournalists are in line with world standards and digital trends and that they are keeping up with other aspects of the media market. Contrary to expectations, Croatian photojournalists, although they believe that their profession is not valued, are satisfied with the conditions in which they work and are in line with ethical standards. The results of this survey show that Croatian photojournalists believe that photojournalism still has a proper social value and that the profession has a future, although a redefined one