Who is even studying journalism to become a journalist?

Prandner, Dimitri; Moosbrugger, Robert

doi:10.4995/head18.2018.8047

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“…A recent study of Austrian journalism students found, using a factor analysis, that motivations were linked to aspirations, with those motivated by a sense of political and social agency or a journalistic calling / talent more likely to want to work in the field than those who were motivated by pragmatic, employment-driven motives (Prandner and Moosbrugger, 2018). With this in mind, we now turn to examining the dynamics of journalism students' aspirations.…”

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Fantasy, Pragmatism and Journalistic Socialisation: UK Journalism Students’ Aspirations and Motivations

Jackson

Thorsen

Reardon

2019

Journalism Practice

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Despite the sustained growth in journalism as a choice of degree path for young people, our understanding of students' aspirations and motivations remains relatively underdeveloped. At the same time, journalism careers appear increasingly uncertain, as the industry responds to digitalization and convergence. In this mixed-methods studyemploying 35 interviews and a survey of 837 UK journalism students-we ask what areas of journalism do students aspire towards, how do they feel about their future career prospects, and what is motivating them to study journalism in the first place? We find that intrinsic motivations (calling and talent, dynamic job) prevail over public service ones, with students drawn to soft news beats over hard news. Aspirations are also strikingly gendered, opening up questions of journalism education in this process. We also find that while students articulate an aspirational career in respected media outlets, they are pragmatic about their immediate career prospects. Here, journalism education appears to play a significant role in socialising students towards careers beyond journalism. Findings are discussed in the light of ongoing debates around journalistic socialisation and the future of journalism.

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Fantasy, Pragmatism and Journalistic Socialisation: UK Journalism Students’ Aspirations and Motivations

Jackson

Thorsen

Reardon

2019

Journalism Practice

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“…This sentiment effected course evaluation as well: It was consistently scored lower than others in the program. At the same time, the responsible lecturers were not satisfied with the learning outcomes of the students, as they should prepare students for social scientific work (Prandner & Moosbrugger, 2018). Thus, it was decided to test different ways to improve student performance and overall satisfaction with the course.…”

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Measuring which support systems really work to improve students learning in your class – A case study on quantitative methods courses in the social sciences

Prandner

Tabakovic

2019

5th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd'19)

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While the so-called “datafication of society” increased the societal relevance of quantitative data analysis, social science students – who should use such data to understand and explain society – are often skeptical towards quantitative methods and overwhelmed by it. Thus, universities around the world should find means to help their students improve their corresponding analytical skills. The paper uses a case study from the University of Salzburg – Austria – to illustrate which aspects actually improve student-learning outcomes in the field of quantitative methods. The researched aspects focus on the program and institutional levels and address two specific issues: The evaluation and feedback on student performance and the introduction of additional support structures. While homework and feedback still show the best results additional – technology based – approaches like video-tutorials have a significant impact on student performance.

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Who is even studying journalism to become a journalist?

Cited by 2 publications

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Fantasy, Pragmatism and Journalistic Socialisation: UK Journalism Students’ Aspirations and Motivations

Fantasy, Pragmatism and Journalistic Socialisation: UK Journalism Students’ Aspirations and Motivations

Measuring which support systems really work to improve students learning in your class – A case study on quantitative methods courses in the social sciences

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