Abstract

ROSENBERG, Laura. Sociability and the world of labor: A newspaper newsroom case study. Trab. soc. [online]. 2016, n.27, pp.365-385. ISSN 1514-6871.

Whereas there are numerous approaches about the place that interpersonal relationships take when it comes to the insertion into the labor market, there are few studies on sociability as a dimension that runs across the various stages in people's socialization at work. The ethnography study I performed at the newsroom of Tiempo Argentino newspaper to analyze the process of labor socialization of young journalists sparked my interest in this subject. The implemented techniques -participant-observation, in depth-interviews and non-directive interviews- allowed me to notice that the analysis of the learning process of these young journalists and their socialization would be incomplete if we did not take into account a fairly widespread perception about their daily work in the newsroom: "the good working environment". Thus, in this article I analyze the role of sociability in the process of labor socialization based on a case study at the newsroom of Tiempo Argentino newspaper. On one hand, through the description and analysis of the practices and representations of journalists, we see that sociability strengthens the collective character of the journalistic work. On the other hand, it operates as a guarantee for the continuity of journalists' careers on this media and not in others.

Keywords : Labor sociability; Labor socialization; Journalism; Printed press; Ethnography.

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