Journalists do live in a parallel universe: A response to practitioner critiques of journalism academics

Lugo‐Ocando, Jairo

doi:10.1386/ajms.4.3.369_1

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“…Even though 'disruption' has affected journalism educators (Brown 1974;Carey 1974;Haas 2006;Lugo-Ocando 2015), narratives invoking notions of journalistic professional identity and the requirements of industry, remain remarkably resilient (Lee-Wright et al 2011, Drok 2012Hanitzsch & Müller 2009). The challenge for journalism education within the UK Higher Education Sector is to ensure students get the necessary practical grounding in journalism in tandem whilst ensuring that these skills, and the output that emerges from the deployment of these skills, are framed within critically reflective scholarly discourse.…”

Section: Context Of the Debatementioning

confidence: 99%

‘Disruption’ in UK journalism education? A study of narratives of resilience

Steel

2018

Journal of Applied Journalism &Amp; Media Studies

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Section: Context Of the Debatementioning

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‘Disruption’ in UK journalism education? A study of narratives of resilience

Steel

2018

Journal of Applied Journalism &Amp; Media Studies

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“…Scholarly journals on journalism became the outlets for scholars to further the theory-versus-practice debates. Even if Barbie Zelizer's (2004) book Taking Journalism Seriously had attempted to bring journalists, journalism educators and journalism scholars to the table and let them see mutual benefits from each other's views, recent works provide evidence of continued debates (Anuar, 2015;Barkho, 2013;Clarke, 2010;Lugo-Ocando, 2015;Marsh, 2015;Ray, 2014).…”

Section: Review Of Related Literature and Studies A Journalism Educamentioning

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A two-nation Asian phenomenological study: Roles and purposes of graduate journalism education through the lens of global journalism

Opiniano

2017

PJR

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This phenomenological study sought to describe the essence of the roles and purposes of graduate journalism education through the eyes of 16 Asian students from three graduate journalism schools in Japan and the Philippines. This article is anchored in the theory of reflective practice. Responses of students produced a Bridge of Traits of Graduate Journalism Education that illustrates these roles and purposes of graduate studies. This Bridge of Traits also entered into the theory-and-practice discussions, not to mention that this bridge represents respondents' efforts to connect their personal, academic and professional milieus and aspirations as journalists. Making these connections is done within the realm of journalism's theory-practice continuum, which, as respondents surprisingly articulated, is important, complementary and applicable. Respondents' views offer hope that university-based journalism programmes can run viable graduate journalism programmes implementing several elements in pedagogy and substance that espouse a spirit of critical reflective practice in journalists. They aspire to new perspectives and approaches in the teaching, study and practice of journalism.

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“…Hok (2015) argues that multi-media journalism is essential now and in the future, as the days of a reporter covering an event and writing one edition for a newspaper are in the past. Lugo-Ocando (2015) examines how changing journalistic work practices have seen an increase in 'news shapers' (Soley 1992) providing opinions, often at the expense of any input from those directly affected by the event in question.…”

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The Impact of Changing Work Practices in Journalism in Ireland

Connolly

2023

Journalism and Media

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Journalists are working in an ever-changing environment (where precarity has become commonplace). Reporters are increasingly required to multi-task, as news has become ubiquitous. This includes writing and editing copy, posting content online and on social media, sourcing images, recording and editing audio and recording pieces to camera: the traditional television, radio and print reporter all rolled into one. Yet, additional duties are not matched by increased pay; in some instances resources have been cut, and management cite reduced advertising revenue as the main reason. This research examined the impact of those changes to work practices on journalists, the media industry, and on wider society in Ireland, where multi-tasking has become more prevalent in the past 10 to 15 years and the pressures faced by journalists have intensified in the aftermath of COVID-19. Twelve journalists working in the media in Ireland were interviewed as part of this research. Their perceptions on the main influences on their work practices were explored. The findings of this research argue that due to the relentless drive for profit maximization, the result is that insufficient time and resources are made available to run newsrooms adequately and this is particularly prevalent in the regional press. This means ‘desk’ journalism is prioritized over ‘field’ reporting, while the battle between accuracy and immediacy is placing journalists under immense pressure and this also affects the quality of content produced and disseminated. Also, there is insufficient focus by media organizations on time intensive journalism i.e., investigative journalism—which potentially impacts everyone’s lives—and this influences how ordinary citizens understand the world around them. This research argues that the ability of journalism to hold the powerful to account is diminishing. Journalism, in its current trajectory, does not fulfil its Fourth Estate or ‘watchdog’ function, and critically, this influences people’s understanding of society, as this research outlines.

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Journalists do live in a parallel universe: A response to practitioner critiques of journalism academics

Cited by 5 publications

References 12 publications

‘Disruption’ in UK journalism education? A study of narratives of resilience

‘Disruption’ in UK journalism education? A study of narratives of resilience

A two-nation Asian phenomenological study: Roles and purposes of graduate journalism education through the lens of global journalism

The Impact of Changing Work Practices in Journalism in Ireland

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