This book explains what it means to teach journalism in countries with limited media freedom in the post-pandemic era. It digs into the social and historical factors underpinning the development of journalism university degrees and courses in a selection of illustrative case studies taken from Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. This work assesses both the limitations and creative opportunities arising from teaching journalism under constraints. Topics include but are not limited to: the application of Western theoretical frameworks in new transnational universities in China; the historical and political roots of the gap between industry and academia in Slovenia; ideological clashes and classism in higher education in the Arab region; scholar-activism in Turkey; decolonizing journalism curricula in South Asia; journalism students as research partners in the Philippines; and the repression of the student press in Mexico. Although this book focuses broadly on the Global South, the theoretical and practical implications of its findings and related discussion will inform the challenges facing journalism training today as a whole.
Author(s): Diana Garrisi, Xianwen Kuang
Series: Palgrave Studies in Journalism and the Global South
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 246
City: Cham
Contents
Notes on Contributors
List of Tables
Chapter 1: Introduction
Key Challenges After an Epidemic
Conceptualizing Journalism Education in the Global South
Overview of the Book
References
Part I: Teaching Journalism Between Theory and Practice
Chapter 2: Teaching Media Management in China: Field Notes
Journalism Education, Debate and Media Management Education: A Global Perspective
Journalism Education in China
Methods and Framework for Analysis
Personal Variables and Institutional Conditions
Curricula (Syllabus and Key Themes)
Pedagogy
Effect (Students’ Performance and Module Evaluation)
Discussion, Reflection, and Implication for Research Direction
References
Chapter 3: Teaching Gatekeeping Theory Through Role-Play Activities
Introduction
Instrumental versus Articulation versus Contextual Knowledge
Methodology
Methods
Results
Local and Personal Biases
Newspapers in Social Media Era
Conceptions of Audience
News Values
Flexible Gatekeeping
Pedagogical Implications
Discussion
Appendix
References
Chapter 4: The Gap Between the News Media Industry and Academia in Slovenia
Methodological Notes
Media in Slovenia in the 1990s
Journalistic Education in the 1990s
Development of Journalism in Slovenia
Current Journalistic Education
The Gaps Between Education and the Industry
Journalism Education
The Gap Between Media Organisations and Academia
Media Transformations
Discussion
Conclusion
References
Part II: Ideological Clashes
Chapter 5: Teaching Journalism in Egypt: Captured Between Control and Transformation
Introduction: Paradoxes in Egypt’s Journalism Education
From Centralization to Neoliberal Privatization: The Evolution of Journalism Education in Egypt and Its Current Problems
Asymmetrical Knowledge Flows: Egypt’s Journalism Education Reflecting Colonial Dependencies
(Countering) Limitations of Teaching Journalism in Times of Political Constraints
Conclusion
References
Chapter 6: The Classroom as Praxis: An Autoethnographic Approach Towards a Critical Journalism Assignment in Turkey
Introduction
Journalism and Journalism Education in Turkey
Research Problem and Methodology
Analyzing the Impact of Scholar-Activism
News Assignment as an Awareness-Raising Activity
Analyzing In-Depth Interviews: Resistances and the Limits of Praxis
The Assignment as a Means of Resistance and Empowerment
Towards a Better Awareness with Intersectionality
The Limits of Praxis
Conclusion
References
Chapter 7: Under the Wheel of Decolonization and Recolonization: The Crossroads of Journalism Education in South Asia
Introduction
Journalism Education: Westernization and Colonialization
The Logic of Decolonialization
Recolonization
The South Asian Context
The Bangladesh Case: Collaboration, Co-created Curricula and Recolonization
The Glocalization Wheel
Conclusion
References
Part III: Student Voice
Chapter 8: The Voices of Students in the Learning of Journalism: Views from the Philippines
Introduction
Literature Review
Theoretical Framework
Methods and Design
Macro- and Meso-level Settings: Filipino Journalism and Journalism Education
Findings
Determination: The ‘Entry Point’ to Learning Journalism
Participation: On ‘Experiencing’ Journalism
Involvement: On ‘Influencing’ the Learning of Journalism
Discussion and Conclusion
References
Chapter 9: Early Lessons on Censorship and on Competing Concepts of the Press: Student Journalism in Mexico’s Transition to Democracy
Competing Models, Competing Logics
The U.S. Influence
The PRI Political Party Style Filters into the University
La Catarina, Lab and Newspaper
The Policies of the New Administration
Covert Warnings of Censorship
The Brewing War
Different Grammars of Action
Closure of La Catarina
The Invisible Group
The Collision of Two Systems
References
Chapter 10: Conclusion
Way Forward
Index
