This chapter begins with the history of journalism education and looks at its key texts. A key
element of journalism education is that it is seen as laying the foundations for the skills …

Journalism is undergoing a major restructuring reflecting the post-2008 economic crisis and
ongoing technological innovation. Much discussion on future job creation is focused on …

Drawing on the perceptions of the future generation of journalists, this article aims to
examine the specific motivations and barriers that encourage or discourage students from …

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 …

Changes in journalism spurred by technological shifts and industry restructuring have left
observers questioning both the nature of the profession and what educators ought to do in …

Recent calls for knowledge-based journalism advocate a new level of formal knowledge in
news reporting to meet the professional challenges caused by rapid change in the news …

Thanks first and foremost to the journalists in Toulouse and Seattle that took the time to
speak with us for this project. The diversity of their experiences—as well as their perceptions …

A growing body of psychology-based scholarship identifies emerging adulthood as a
distinct, transitional stage of life and work characterized by several features, wherein …

This study used self-determination theory (SDT) to investigate the motivations for selecting a
major among mass communication and media majors at 18 colleges and universities across …

This study assesses journalism student motivations and role conceptions among Tunisian
and US students to compare aspiring journalists in a country with well-established free …