Journalism education, training and employment

Description

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 and revised in the light of. Introduction -- Journalism education. Realigning journalism education / Donica Mensing -- What it means to work toward "excellence" in African journalism education / Guy Berger -- Journalism dducation at historically Black colleges : earning accreditation and preparing students for future challenges / Jerry Crawford II and Barbara B. Hines -- Missing the scoop : exploring the cultural and sociological influences of news production upon college student journalists / Robert E. Gutsche Jr. -- Journalism training. Making the world safe for "autonomy"? : the US initiative to reorient "foreign journalists" 1945-1970 / Marion C. Wrenn -- The limits to foreign funded journalism training in Africa / Anya Schiffrin -- Turkish journalists and ethical self-reflection through online 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 program / Peter Berglez -- Journalism and 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 US news companies / Debora Wenger [and others] -- Passing through journalism? journalism as a temporary job and professional institutions in decline / Gunnar Nygren.