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Convergence and Divergence in Journalism Education
Donica Mensing Associate Professor/Academic Chair Reynolds School of Journalism University of Nevada, Reno @donica
Shaping the Future of News Media The International Conference on Integrated Journalism Education, Research and Innovation Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, June 17-19, 2015
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PROVOKE QUESTIONS SPARK IDEAS ENCOURAGE
COLLABORATION CASE STUDY: FERGUSON
REFLECTIONS ON JOURNALISM AND
JOURNALISM EDUCATION
TODAY’S PRESENTATION
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#FERGUSON FOR QUOTES AND SUCH
WHAT CAN WE LEARN ABOUT THE STATE OF US JOURNALISM TODAY?
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#FERGUSON FOR QUOTES AND SUCH
WHAT MAKES THE NEWS AGENDA?
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#FERGUSON FOR QUOTES AND SUCH
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#FERGUSON FOR QUOTES AND SUCH
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#FERGUSON FOR QUOTES AND SUCH
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“about 1,100 deaths a year, or three a day”
Federal experts have long acknowledged that [the FBI] estimate is too low, and a handful of more recent, unofficial reports — online databases compiled and fact-checked by volunteers — place the toll much higher, at about 1,100 deaths a year, or three a day. Yet they do not suggest that the pace of police killings or the racial composition of victims as a group has changed significantly in the last two years or so.
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#FERGUSON FOR QUOTES AND SUCH
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#FERGUSON FOR QUOTES AND SUCH
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#FERGUSON FOR QUOTES AND SUCH
HOW IS THE NEWS COVERED?
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#FERGUSON FOR QUOTES AND SUCH
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#FERGUSON FOR QUOTES AND SUCH
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CONVERGENCE
CONVERGENCE OF JOURNALISTIC ACTORS: CITIZENS AND JOURNALISTS REPORTING AND PUBLISHING THE SAME EVENT
CONVERGENCE IN THE USE OF DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS
CONVERGENCE OF GLOBAL ATTENTION BY INTERNATIONAL NEWS MEDIA
CONVERGENCE OF MEDIA POWER TO DOMINATE PUBLIC ATTENTION OVER TIME
USE OF CONVERGED MEDIA: TEXT, AUDIO, VIDEO, PHOTOS, GRAPHICS BY NEWS OUTLETS
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DIVERGENCE
DIVERGENT PUBLICS, NOW WITH VOICES
DIVERGENT JOURNALISMS, IN PURPOSE AND MISSION
DIVERGENCE IN TRUST AND DISTRUST OF INSTITUTIONS, INC. JOURNALISM
DIVERGENCE IN THE FORMS OF A STORY: LIVE STREAMS, TWEETS, POSTS, DOCUMENTARIES, MAPS, DATA, MEMORIES, CONVENTIONAL NEWS
DIVERGENCE IN USE OF PLATFORMS: TWITTER, FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, PINTEREST, TUMBLR, USTREAM, WEB, PRINT, TV and DIVERGENCE IN USE OF DEVICES: DESKTOP, TABLET, SMARTPHONE
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Journalism Education
CONVERGENCE
The challenges we face as journalism educators (Deuze, 2006)
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RESPOND TO CONVERGENCE OF JOURNALISTIC ACTORS
TEACH JOURNALISM AS A HUMAN RIGHT AS
WELL AS A PROFESSION
PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO WORK WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
DEVELOP EXERCISES
IN LISTENING, EMPATHY
DEVELOP COMPETENCIES IN COMMUNITY DYNAMICS
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RECOGNIZE DIVERSITY AND AUTONOMY OF PUBLICS
EXPERIMENT WITH HOW TO ENGAGE
PUBLICS/AUDIENCES
PRACTICE USER DESIGN
THINKING METHODS
INTERROGATE ADAPTION OF PUBLIC RELATIONS TECHNIQUES
PURPOSEFULLY CREATE ASSIGNMENTS TO SERVE DIFFERENT PUBLICS
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CONVERGENT USE OF DIVERGENT PLATFORMS
TEACH BASIC LITERACY OF
CURRENT PLATFORMS
REQUIRE STUDENTS TO BECOME EXPERTS IN AT LEAST ONE
WE NEED TO BE “PLATFORM DEVOUT”, NOT JUST PLATFORM AGNOSTIC,
SAYS VIVIAN SCHILLER
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EXPAND THE EXPECTATIONS OF A “STORY”
WHAT BASIC UNIT OF
JOURNALISM MIGHT WE
TEACH FIRST?
ENCOURAGE FACULTY TO BECOME EXPERTS IN AT LEAST ONE NEW FORM
CREATE METHODS TO DEVELOP, DESCRIBE, ANALYZE, AND EVALUATE NEW FORMS
CATEGORIZE NEW FORMS: NARRATIVE, DATA AND SOCIAL, FOR EXAMPLE
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Journalism Education
DIVERGENCE
“The theory-practice division is the most pervasive issue regarding the content of journalism education.” (Nordenstreng, European Journalism Education)
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Journalism Education
We will never choose theory without practice, or practice without theory. Our contribution as academics and educators is to figure out how to merge theory and practice effectively.
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HOW MIGHT WE DO THIS?
APPLY EXPERIMENT COLLABORATE
Incorporate research generated in
journalism studies and related fields and apply it to classroom
work.
Develop support for experimentation in the classroom: train
for it, reward it, evaluate it.
Publish your assignments and
experiments. Set up collaborations; share
freely with colleagues. Set up learning communities.
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HOW MIGHT WE DO THIS?
INVEST IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Encourage every faculty member to embody
practice and theory in their work with students and in their scholarship. Support
these efforts through professional development, rewards and mentoring.
CHANGE AHEAD
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