Challenges and new ways of teaching journalism in times of media convergence

Bibliographic Data

ID23239452
AuthorsLorena Tárcia (0000-0003-1066-0101, Centro Universitário de Belo Horizonte), Simão Pedro P Marinho (0000-0003-2382-4697, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais)
Year2008
Volume4
Issue2
Pages29-53
Publication date2008-12-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBrazilian Journalism Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1808-4079 • E-ISSN: 1981-9854
PublisherAssociacao Brasileira de Pesquisadores de Jornalismo (PUBLISHER • BR)
DOI10.25200/bjr.v4n2.2008.148
OpenAlexW2148432210
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited2

This research investigated the training of journalists facing the challenges brought about by digital technology and the Internet. The objective was to develop strategies to assist students to become pro-active and so demand of the institution an educative process that satisfies the new professional requirements generated by media convergence. The results point to the need for journalism education to act together with the students in the search for alternatives capable of accompanying the changes, while also taking into consideration the users ́ interactive and participatory possibilities. Journalism degree courses are currently operating in a fragmented way, as consequence of the reality of the analogical media, and need to improve in order to train journalists capable of facing the new market realities, without losing the capacity for ethical reflection on their social responsibilities.

Business · Citizen journalism · Convergence (economics) · Economics · Engineering ethics · Institution · Journalism · Order (exchange) · Point (geometry) · Political science · Process (computing) · Public relations · Reflection (computer programming) · Social media · Sociology · Technological convergence · Telecommunications · The Internet · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies · Education and Digital Technologies · Engineering · Law · Mathematics · Radio, Podcasts, and Digital Media

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