수습기자 교육관행의 문제점과 기자 개인의 업무수행경험 탐색에 관한 내러티브 연구

This study started with the problems of the apprentice reporter's training practices are carried out in a coercive and repressive manner. As a result, individual autonomy of reporters is reduced and it is difficult to acquire expertise. To explore these problems and alternatives, A narrative study was conducted with an in-depth interview and participatory observation method for the 5th-year reporter of daily newspaper, who had recently ended apprentice training. Narrative study has an advantage over interpreting individual experiences and their meanings in depth, so it is very suitable method for grasping the subject’s conflicts, frustration, expectation, and agony. Through the coding process, core themes were extracted such as the coercive nature of training for the reporter in probationary period, his pain and embarrassment due to the hardship of training, training’s negative impact on his performance, frustration in improving his expertise, and his wishes for the desirable direction in the future. As a result of the study, it was found that the disorganized apprenticeship, the lack of expertise, and the coercive military culture of the firm, which were the characteristics of training for apprentice reporters, had a great negative effect on the process of the report’s adapting himself to the organization. Therefore, this study suggested the need to reorganize the training programs for apprentice reporters in a way that emphasized expertise and autonomy. To this end, it is suggested to establish a systematic education system to break the loop of the vicious circle of the wrong practices of seniors passing down to junior reporters in the same way.