SOCIOL 2L03 Lecture Notes - Beat Reporting, Journalism School, Toronto Star
3 Dec 2013
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The organization of media work: howard becker (art worlds, understanding art worlds. Art worlds: organizations, groups and people associated with the production, commission, preservation, promotion, criticism & sale of art. Tried to address the question, how does work associated with art get done? : bases for the behaviour of media personnel, organizational needs. Organizations have needs that must be met. Individuals within the organizations play their part within the division of labour. Emphasizes structural constraints & leaves very little room for independent agency: negotiated terms. Individuals within organizations will negotiate the terms of their cooperation before each major task or project that gets performed within the organization. Problems: emphasizes independent agency stresses the autonomy of media personnel: prior agreements. Cooperation between people in work that is related to art usually relies on earlier agreements and have over time become the basis of customary practices. People can choose to follow the procedures or not: media production and conventions.
