Putting theory to practice

A critical approach to journalism studies

Bibliographic Data

ID7477335
AuthorsDavid Skinner (0000-0002-8169-3958, Vancouver School of Communication at Simon Fraser University), Mike Gasher, Mike J Gasher (Concordia University), James Compton (Simon Fraser University, British Columbia; #3298 Begin St, Coquitlam, BC, Canada, V3K 6M9.)
Year2001
Volume2
Issue3
Pages341-360
Publication date2001-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournalism (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1464-8849 • E-ISSN: 1741-3001
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/146488490100200304
OpenAlexW2494222770
LanguageEN
Citations received40
References cited20

There has been considerable debate over the proper place of journalism education within the academy. We argue that programmes which compromise between vocational training and a broader programme of study based in the liberal arts remain unsatisfactory because they put too much onus on students themselves to bridge the gap between theory and practice. Taking up James Carey's challenge to more precisely locate the object of study, we believe journalism education must begin from a view of journalism as an institutional practice of representation with its own historical, political, economic and cultural conditions of existence. This means that the journalism curriculum must not only equip students with a particular skill set and broad social knowledge, but must also show students how journalism participates in the production and circulation of meaning

Bridge (graph theory · Compromise · Curriculum · Epistemology · Higher education · Journalism · Liberal arts education · Meaning (existential · Media studies · Object (grammar · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Representation (politics · Set (abstract data type · Social science · Sociology · The arts · Computer Science · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · Literacy, Media, and Education · Rhetoric and Communication Studies · Law

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