Journalism Training Beyond Journalism Schools

Brazilian Journalism Research, 2011

2020

Communication Review 18:2, pp. 142-165., 2015

Digitization has resulted in great uncertainty for journalism, leading to disruption of business models, revenue streams, media distinctions, and production practices. This uncertainty has led to many articles, reports, blog posts, and general commentary discussing the future of both journalism and the skills required by journalists to succeed in this environment. This essay analyzes these discourses, focusing specifically on the nature of technology as the sole determiner of journalism’s future, with interventions aimed at journalism education and the structure of newswork. An idealized notion of the technologically adept journalist, ready to usher in digital stability, emerges as the object of these debates and, thanks in large part to the limited scope and ahistorical character of digital discourse, obscures more persistent, systemic critiques of technology and journalism.

A fundamental aim of journalism education is the improvement of journalism practice. The importance of good journalism to society's wellbeing has led to suggestions on better journalism training approaches. This paper proposes a tripartite journalism education approach by advocating the 3Ws and an H Model of journalism training, a model which transcends the journalism student to include the trainer and practitioner. It poses and answers the questions of who needs training, what kind of training, where and how to get the training. The model contends that to meet public expectations of journalism, the trainer and practitioner must consistently retrain themselves.

Public Communication and the New Media

Developments in a changing social and professional economical environment, media-technological advancements and declining prestige in the eyes of the publics are cause of concern and unrest within journalism. These developments call for new approaches towards educating new media professionals. This paper addresses various considerations of journalism education internationally in terms of:[1] Theory; focuses on the theoretical foundations for journalism besides the classic 'Four Theories of the Press' and their ...

Media organizations are immersed in a significant process of technological, professional and business restructuring driven by multimedia convergence and the impact of social media. Regardless of their size and scope, they are becoming increasingly aware of the need to enhance their multiplatform delivery strategies and respond more closely to their audiences' needs and interests. Professionals working for these organizations therefore must cope with, and learn to thrive in, convergent media environments that call for a high level of cooperative effort and multitasking. These requirements seem to be even higher with regard to online journalism, a sector exposed to continual technological change and oriented towards the development of content in a variety of formats. In the light of this scenario and the recent debates regarding the best way to keep journalism training up to date, this article offers a subject-based case study to examine the challenges involved in incorporating convergence and social media into journalism university curricula. By means of a mix of data methods, the study focuses on the planning, practices and ramifications of a specific course on online journalism newswriting and reporting. The conclusions provide a critical discussion of the objectives and tools used by educators in the classroom and discuss the appropriateness of courses devoted to online journalism for preparing future journalists to cope with

Philological Encounters, 2022

In this Philological Conversation, Carlo Ginzburg reflects on the place of philology in his work and explores the connections between philology, microhistory, and casuistry. We talk about the people who inspired his early thinking, including his father Leone Ginzburg, his mother Natalia, and his grandfather, moving on to Erich Auerbach, Leo Spitzer, and Sebastiano Timpanaro. We discuss the ethical and political implications of his research and reflect on the power of philology to give voice to the marginalized and suppressed. The conversation, which was edited for readability, took place during the Corona pandemic over three meetings via Zoom on July 13, September 10, and September 17, 2021.