Journalistic Professionalism in Higher Education
Routledge (Verlag)
9781032986760 (ISBN)
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Drawing on in-depth interviews with HE journalism instructors, the author identifies the key themes and drivers behind definitions of journalistic professionalism and considers how these shape the way journalists and journalism educators are perceived and perceive themselves, as well as who they understand their audiences to be. Readers will examine how the changing media environment in which journalists operate impacts the way their role is defined and how, by considering different ethical and philosophical perspectives, journalism can be considered both a profession and a trade. Building on theoretical frameworks and critiques of The Four Theories of the Press and Social Responsibility Theory, this book points to the overarching importance of academization in debates concerning characteristics of contemporary journalism practice.
Journalistic Professionalism in Higher Education is recommended reading for advanced students and researchers working at the intersection of journalism education and professional identity.
Ato Erzan-Essien is a Senior Lecturer in Journalism and Course Leader for International Journalism at the University of Lancashire, UK.
Part One: Context and Rationale
Chapter One
The contemporary media environment: Its impact on trust and engagement
Covid-19 to AI
Notions of journalistic professionalism in current pedagogy
Research hypothesis
Methodology
Data collection
Using evaluation in analysis
Ethical considerations
Research design
Research participants
List of references
Chapter Two
Social responsibility, ethics and professionalism
Defining journalistic professionalism holistically
Determinate and indeterminate professions
The routine/non-routine dichotomy
Social responsibility and journalistic gatekeeping
The professional milieus
What is ‘good’ journalism?
List of references
Chapter Three
Journalistic professionalism: Key themes
Academization and professionalism
Academization and notions of journalistic professionalism
Organizational professionalism
The existential journalist
The Ethical theme in normative practice
Professionalism and the ‘practice versus theory’ dichotomy in journalism education
A practice-centred approach
Leveson and ethics in journalism education
List of references
Part Two: Interview Findings and Analysis
Chapter Four
Research participants and interview questions
Perspectives on academization
Defining journalistic professionalism
List of references
Chapter Five
The Cognitive-Organizational theme
Professionalism and ethics
Alternative terminology
Field experience and academic rigour
List of references
Chapter Six
The Evaluative-Existential theme
Social responsibility and professionalism
What is a journalist?
Personal experience
External perspectives
List of references
Chapter Seven
The Normative-Ethical theme
Standards of practice and ethics
Ethics in journalism education
List of references
Chapter Eight
Conclusion
Research aim
The ongoing existential challenges to journalistic professionalism
Themes in journalistic professionalism
Normative practice and Social Responsibility Theory
Autonomy as a notion of professionalism
‘Doing as you are told’
Social responsibility as a feature of journalistic professionalism
Experience informing journalism learning and teaching
Adapting journalism learning and teaching to address diminishing levels of trust in the field
Towards a new definition of journalistic professionalism
Societal service and the commercial imperative
The journalist as ‘insider-outsider’
List of references
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 20.2.2026 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Routledge Focus on Journalism Studies |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 138 x 216 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Journalistik |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik | |
| ISBN-13 | 9781032986760 / 9781032986760 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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