Rewriting the journalism curriculum
22-12-2005 (Paris)
Experts meeting on journalism
education
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Journalism schools in developing countries and emerging democracies can now look forward to a model journalism curriculum to adapt or use as a benchmark in reviewing existing curriculum.
Sixteen journalism education experts and veteran journalists from various parts of the world met on 14-16 December 2005 at UNESCO headquarters in Paris to prepare the beginnings of such model curriculum.
The Experts Consultative Meeting on Journalism Education was planned and convened by UNESCO.
The coverage of the three-day forum included discussions on the context of journalism education and the media landscape, content of a model journalism curriculum, feasibility of setting up of centers of excellence in journalism education and training, and the use of online learning delivery system in journalism education.
Among the major outputs of the consultation was the identification of courses, which should be included in a journalism curriculum. The experts proposed the clustering of courses into basic skills, media context and specializations. The courses identified were for undergraduate programme but can also be used in post-graduate programme.
The experts created a working group to integrate and finalize their outputs into a document, which would be shared to other journalism education associations and educators worldwide for comments and suggestions. The proceedings and outputs will also be used as planning inputs for the 2007 World Journalism Education congress.
The meeting is just the beginning of a long process of consultations and dialogue, research and pilot testing, revisions and adaptations, among others.
The Experts Consultative Meeting on Journalism Education was planned and convened by UNESCO.
The coverage of the three-day forum included discussions on the context of journalism education and the media landscape, content of a model journalism curriculum, feasibility of setting up of centers of excellence in journalism education and training, and the use of online learning delivery system in journalism education.
Among the major outputs of the consultation was the identification of courses, which should be included in a journalism curriculum. The experts proposed the clustering of courses into basic skills, media context and specializations. The courses identified were for undergraduate programme but can also be used in post-graduate programme.
The experts created a working group to integrate and finalize their outputs into a document, which would be shared to other journalism education associations and educators worldwide for comments and suggestions. The proceedings and outputs will also be used as planning inputs for the 2007 World Journalism Education congress.
The meeting is just the beginning of a long process of consultations and dialogue, research and pilot testing, revisions and adaptations, among others.
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· Training of Media Professionals: News Archives 2005
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