Abstract
On October 8th, 2021 at the 5th Annual Conference of Communication and Media Studies, a panel discussion with seasoned Journalism professors from diverse and prestigious Journalism programs discussed the challenges of preparing new, professional journalists. Specifically, the difficulty in teaching journalists to report in environments where facts and truth are increasingly considered unnecessary. This follow-up paper checks in with those Journalism educators and presents specific examples of Journalism programs throughout the United States and globally, that are responding to the increasing use of misleading, false and malicious information through saturated media. The frustrations and obstacles - and techniques enlisted to overcome them - are presented in a multimedia format, and illustrate the successes and lessons learned by young journalists. It illustrates the challenges faced, and tools available for the reporting of News that is meaningful and constructive to promoting democracy and civil societies. Specific examples ranging from grass-roots coverage of hyper-local school board elections in America’s suburbs, to coverage of elections resulting in the regime change in the Far East are discussed.
Presenters
Jim CarneyAssistant Professor, Journalism & Media Studies, Lehman College - City University of New York, New York, United States
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
2022 Special Focus—Democratic Disorder: Disinformation, the Media and Crisis in a Time of Change
KEYWORDS
Education, Journalism, Social Media, Information, Information, Disinformation, Populism, Truth, Politics
