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Essay / How to Improve Journalism Education - 892
How to Improve Journalism EducationMedia moguls agreed that profound changes are taking place in the news media industry and pose challenges for journalists and organizations press for which they work. Their advice can be grouped into three main prescriptions. · Emphasize the basics of journalism as well as analytical thinking and a strong sense of ethics. · Help journalists acquire specialized expertise to improve their coverage and help them gain first-hand knowledge of world societies, languages, religions and cultures. · Channel the best writers, curious journalists and most analytical thinkers into the journalism profession. Journalism is different from history, chemistry, or any other traditional academic discipline. It also differs from “practical” branches of education such as law or medicine, where pure academic knowledge is linked to professionalism. None of us wants to represent a lawyer or doctor without a strong academic qualification. But even the most dedicated journalism professors would accept that it is possible to be a journalist of the highest distinction without the benefit of any formal journalism training. In this respect, teaching journalism is different from teaching theater and dance. In all of these areas, basic talent is innate and cannot be taught. We all know that, in practice, academic ability alone is not a good indicator of becoming a good journalist. There is a diversity of perceptions among media moguls regarding the requirements of journalism institutes. Some people think that a journalism degree is necessary......workplace......The content of journalism training varies from country to country. The subject reflects a strong focus on the national sphere. At the same time, the globalization of technological communication creates a number of people who use international communication. New international media are being created to meet this demand. We need a journalism training strategy that can meet this demand. For this, we must avoid national stereotypes in journalism education. This process has two steps. The first is the internationalization of journalism education by introducing more international subjects into the study programs. The second step is to create training in transnational journalism. This helps to achieve a comparative understanding of national similarities and differences. It also helps to understand what national identity is and is not..