Global voices in journalism education

Authors: Fowler-Watt, K.

Pages: 28-44

ISBN: 9781789381696

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/27124/

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Global Voices in Journalism Education

Authors: Fowler-Watt, K.

Conference: AJE Winter Conference

Dates: 20 January 2017

Abstract:

ABSTRACT

Journalists decide whose voice is heard – decisions often determined by the limits of time, social milieu and newsroom environments: This paper shares the initial findings of a pedagogic project, working with Global Voices, to embrace the blogosphere, citizen – witnessing (Allan, 2013) and interrogate mainstream media. through curriculum design. Students engage critically with issues such as representing Islam, working in divided communities and covering stories that are often poorly-reported. Ethics, objectivity and verification are scrutinised through the lens of critical self- reflection. In individual presentations, the students displayed raised awareness of how they, in future, as journalists, would strive to ‘give voice to the voiceless’.

KEYWORDS voice; self-reflection; critical thinking; journalism education

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/27124/

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Global voices in journalism education.

Authors: Fowler-Watt, K.

Conference: AJE Winter Conference

Abstract:

Journalists decide whose voice is heard – decisions often determined by the limits of time, social milieu and newsroom environments: This paper shares the initial findings of a pedagogic project, working with Global Voices, to embrace the blogosphere, citizen – witnessing (Allan, 2013) and interrogate mainstream media. through curriculum design. Students engage critically with issues such as representing Islam, working in divided communities and covering stories that are often poorly-reported. Ethics, objectivity and verification are scrutinised through the lens of critical self- reflection. In individual presentations, the students displayed raised awareness of how they, in future, as journalists, would strive to ‘give voice to the voiceless’.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/27124/

http://ajeuk.org/aje-winter-conference-2017-see-the-programme-for-our-winter-conference-at-the-university-of-westminister/

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