Journalism Education, Training and Employment

249 Pages·2.249 MB·English

by  Bob Franklin & Donica Mensing (edt)

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First published 2011
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b Journalism education, training and employment / edited by Bob Franklin and Donica
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a Based on papers presented at a future of journalism conference held at Cardiff
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From Donica Mensing
To my colleagues at the
Reynolds School of Journalism for
providing the time, space, and experience to refl ect
on journalism education; my cheerful co-editor, Bob,
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Contents
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m Introduction: Journalism Education, Training, and Employment 1
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Journalism Training
Introduction to Part II 81
5 Making the World Safe for “Autonomy”? The US Initiative to
Reorient “Foreign Journalists” 1945–1970 83
MARION C. WRENN
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6 The Limits to Foreign Funded Journalism Training in Africa 97
ANYA SCHIFFRIN
7 Turkish Journalists and Ethical Self-Refl ection Through Online
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Index 229
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