What is it about?
This article reports on a survey of journalism academics and practising journalists in Australia, which found that they predominately share views about the role of journalism.
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Why is it important?
The authors suggest that in the interests of the journalism industry’s future, the Australian academy should differentiate itself from the industry’s immediate needs and be more forward thinking in its work.
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Alex Wake has been a journalist for almost 30 years and an academic for 15. She's worked in print, radio, television and online in Australia, South Africa, Ireland, and the United Arab Emirates. She continues to work as a freelance broadcaster, but teaches full time at RMIT University. In 2011 she was the Asia Pacific Academic Fellow for the Dart Centre. Her PhD was on journalism education by Australians, outside Australia's national borders, and her research is focused on the teaching of journalism skills.
Dr Alexandra N Wake
RMIT University
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This page is a summary of: What is Journalism For? Call for Journalism Educators to Think beyond Industry Practice, Asia Pacific Media Educator, November 2016, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/1326365x16671777.
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