Journalism education, training and employment / / edited by Bob Franklin and Donica Mensing

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910459239703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Routledge, , 2011
• ISBN: 1-136-83567-9; 1-283-04097-2; 9786613040978; 0-203-83234-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (249 p.)
• Collana: Routledge research in journalism ; ; 2
• Altri autori (Persone): FranklinBob <1949->; MensingDonica
• Disciplina: 070.4/071
• Soggetti: Journalism - Study and teaching; Journalists - Training of; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Based on papers presented at a future of journalism conference held at Cardiff University in September, 2009.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Education. Realigning journalism education / Donica Mensing -- What it means to work towards "excellence" in African journalism education / Guy Berger -- Journalism dducation at historically Black colleges : earning accreditation and preparing students for future challenges / Jerry Crawford and Barbara B. Hines -- Missing the scoop : exploring the cultural and sociological influences of news production upon college student journalists / Robert E. Gutsche Jr. -- Training. Making the world safe for autonomy? : the us initiative to reorient "foreign journalists" 1945-1970 / Marion C. Wrenn -- Not really enough! : foreign donors And journalism training In Ghana, Nigeria And Uganda / Anya Schiffrin -- Turkish journalists and ethical self-reflection through on-line training / Mine Gencel Bek -- The changing role Of internships as newsrooms shrink and evolve : collaboration and intern-as-teacher / Leslie-Jean Thornton -- Global journalism : an emerging news style and an outline for a training programme / Peter Berglez -- Employment. There's a long tail in ; journalism education too / John Cokley and Angela Ranke -- Should editors prefer postgraduates? a comparison of United Kingdom undergraduate and postgraduate journalism students / Mark Hanna and Karen Sanders -- Help wanted : an examination of new media skills required by top U.S. news companies / Debora Wenger, ... [et al.] -- Passing through journalism? journalism as a temporary job and professional institutions in decline / Gunnar Nygren.
• Sommario/riassunto: During this period of rapid and significant change in journalistic practices, journalism educators are re-examining their own profession and contributing to the invention of new models and practices. This edited volume of studies by respected international scholars describes the diverse issues journalism educators are grappling with and the changes they are making in purpose and practice. The book is organized into three sections -- education, training and employment - that explore common themes:How the assumptions embedded in journalism education are being examined an