Fantasy, Pragmatism and Journalistic Socialisation: UK Journalism Students’ Aspirations and Motivations
Authors: Jackson, D., Thorsen, E. and Reardon, S.
Journal: Journalism Practice
Volume: 14
Issue: 1
Pages: 104-124
eISSN: 1751-2794
ISSN: 1751-2786
DOI: 10.1080/17512786.2019.1591929
Abstract:Despite the sustained growth in journalism as a choice of degree path for young people, our understanding of students’ aspirations and motivations remains relatively underdeveloped. At the same time, journalism careers appear increasingly uncertain, as the industry responds to digitalisation and convergence. In this mixed-methods study–employing 35 interviews and a survey of 837 UK journalism students–we ask what areas of journalism do students aspire towards, how do they feel about their future career prospects, and what is motivating them to study journalism in the first place? We find that intrinsic motivations (calling and talent, dynamic job) prevail over public service ones, with students drawn to soft news beats over hard news. Aspirations are also strikingly gendered, opening up questions of journalism education in this process. We also find that while students articulate an aspirational career in respected media outlets, they are pragmatic about their immediate career prospects. Here, journalism education appears to play a significant role in socialising students towards careers beyond journalism. Findings are discussed in the light of ongoing debates around journalistic socialisation and the future of journalism.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/31919/
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Fantasy, Pragmatism and Journalistic Socialisation: UK Journalism Students' Aspirations and Motivations
Authors: Jackson, D., Thorsen, E. and Reardon, S.
Journal: JOURNALISM PRACTICE
Volume: 14
Issue: 1
Pages: 104-124
eISSN: 1751-2794
ISSN: 1751-2786
DOI: 10.1080/17512786.2019.1591929
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/31919/
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Fantasy, pragmatism and journalistic socialisation: UK journalism students’ aspirations and motivations
Authors: Jackson, D., Thorsen, E. and Reardon, S.
Journal: Journalism Practice
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
ISSN: 1751-2786
Abstract:Despite the sustained growth in journalism as a choice of degree path for young people, our understanding of students’ aspirations and motivations remains relatively underdeveloped. At the same time, journalism careers appear increasingly uncertain, as the industry responds to digitalization and convergence. In this mixed-methods study - employing 35 interviews and a survey of 837 UK journalism students - we ask what areas of journalism do students aspire towards, how do they feel about their future career prospects, and what is motivating them to study journalism in the first place? We find that intrinsic motivations (calling and talent, dynamic job) prevail over public service ones, with students drawn to soft news beats over hard news. Aspirations are also strikingly gendered, opening up questions of journalism education in this process. We also find that while students articulate an aspirational career in respected media outlets, they are pragmatic about their immediate career prospects. Here, journalism education appears to play a significant role in socialising students towards careers beyond journalism. Findings are discussed in the light of ongoing debates around journalistic socialisation and the future of journalism.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/31919/
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Fantasy, pragmatism and journalistic socialisation: UK journalism students’ aspirations and motivations
Authors: Jackson, D., Thorsen, E. and Reardon, S.
Journal: Journalism Practice
Volume: 14
Issue: 1
Pages: 104-124
ISSN: 1751-2786
Abstract:Despite the sustained growth in journalism as a choice of degree path for young people, our understanding of students’ aspirations and motivations remains relatively underdeveloped. At the same time, journalism careers appear increasingly uncertain, as the industry responds to digitalization and convergence. In this mixed-methods study - employing 35 interviews and a survey of 837 UK journalism students - we ask what areas of journalism do students aspire towards, how do they feel about their future career prospects, and what is motivating them to study journalism in the first place? We find that intrinsic motivations (calling and talent, dynamic job) prevail over public service ones, with students drawn to soft news beats over hard news. Aspirations are also strikingly gendered, opening up questions of journalism education in this process. We also find that while students articulate an aspirational career in respected media outlets, they are pragmatic about their immediate career prospects. Here, journalism education appears to play a significant role in socialising students towards careers beyond journalism. Findings are discussed in the light of ongoing debates around journalistic socialisation and the future of journalism.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/31919/
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