In recent years, an increased interest in journalistic roles has inspired multiple empirical studies aimed at establishing the journalistic role conception and performance of journalists worldwide. Ukraine is not an exception. Studies published in recent years show that the professional culture of journalists in Ukraine is changing, resulting in the “blurring of boundaries” between journalism and activism. Moreover, Ukrainian journalists also show a high degree of political engagement. However, these studies have not measured the specific professional settings of investigative journalists, who form a unique community in the Ukrainian media system. Therefore, this study is devoted to uncovering the role conceptions of Ukrainian investigative journalists, their professional identities, and culture. The results show that many journalists express multiple roles: a “populist mobilizer” combined with “watchdog” role, or “watchdog” combined with “critical change agent” role. This confirms the hypothesis that a multiplicity of roles and blurring of boundaries are also present among investigative journalists.

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Euromaidan 之后的乌克兰调查记者：他们的角色概念和世界观

近年来，对新闻角色的兴趣日益浓厚，激发了多项实证研究，旨在建立全球记者的新闻角色概念和表现。乌克兰也不例外。近年来发表的研究表明，乌克兰记者的职业文化正在发生变化，导致新闻与激进主义之间的“界限模糊”。此外，乌克兰记者也表现出高度的政治参与。然而，这些研究并未衡量调查记者的具体职业环境，他们在乌克兰媒体系统中形成了一个独特的社区。因此，本研究致力于揭示乌克兰调查记者的角色概念、他们的职业身份和文化。结果表明，许多记者表现出多种角色：“民粹动员者”与“监督者”角色相结合，或“监督者”与“关键变革推动者”角色相结合。这证实了调查记者中也存在角色多样性和界限模糊的假设。