20.500.12556/RUL-155070 Boiled watchdogs? the declining professional autonomy of precarious millennial generation journalists Professional autonomy, the latitude practitioners have in carrying out their occupational duties, is essential to journalism. This study, which examines how precariously employed journalists of the millennial generation in Slovenia perceive their professional roles, how professional autonomy plays out in practice, and how they advocate for better working conditions over time, draws on in-depth interviews conducted in 2017 and 2021. The findings reveal that journalists initially viewed their role as context-specific watchdogs helping the weak. However, journalists faced challenges to their autonomy that limited their ability to translate this role into practice. Most journalists did not consider it worthwhile to unite collectively to improve working conditions, leading to a gradual deterioration of professional autonomy. We propose the term ‘boiled watchdogs’ likening their situation to a frog slowly boiling over time. This article contributes to the international literature on precarity and professionalism in journalism in a post-socialist context. professional autonomy journalism precarious work professional role watchdogs millennials novinarstvo novinarji prekarno delo avtonomija Slovenija true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2024-03-19 09:27:18 2024-03-19 09:27:20 2024-05-17 12:32:30 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2024 0 0 Str. 16-31 iss. 1 Vol. 11 Feb. 2024 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 070.42:331.102.12(497.4) 2051-8811 10.1093/jpo/joad024 179226371 joad024.pdf joad024.pdf 1 220234AF46F96257FABE9D44E2B8BA2E f6856db1cf024e609b1aa81e132ecb5d8a460afc1a932c6217a182cda28e53da dd440f70-e78a-11ee-922d-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=182047 https://academic.oup.com/jpo/article/11/1/16/7475966 0 de70e78f-e5ca-11ee-8a73-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=181819 Fakulteta za družbene vede 0 0 0