Erasmus+ project ERUM (Enhancing Research Understanding through Media) materials available now

The ERUM learning modules that are now accessible as Open Educational Resource via https://erum.uni-foundation.eu/:These focus on issues related to mis- and disinformation and allow for an integration into diverse fields of study – journalism included. The learning modules address controversially discussed topics that are prone to false information (such as migration, 5G or global warming),…

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Roundtable on COVID-19 crisis and it’s impact on teaching journalism across Francophonie regions

Réseau Théophraste is hosting an online roundtable discussion on the 24th of November, covering how the COVID-19 crisis has impacted and transformed teaching in journalism schools across all regions of the Francophonie differently. This round table will present how the various journalism training programs have adapted to the situation. It will dentify the main difficulties and the…

WJEC-6 postponed to 2023

The next World Journalism Education Congress will be held a year later than originally planned. Following a decision at the WJEC Council’s July meeting, the Congress will run in 2023 rather than 2022. The 6th WJEC is hosted by universities in Beijing and Shanghai. The postponement had been forced by the ongoing pandemic, restricted international…

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Journalism education for the 21st century

World Journalism Education Council in cooperation with UNESCO Journalism education for the 21st century CALL FOR PROPOSALS The World Journalism Education Council is pleased to invite expressions of interest to participate in the project “Journalism education for the 21st century.” This project responds to the vision of UNESCO’s International Programme for the Development of Communication…

AJE and WJEC celebrate International Women’s Day

We are delighted to announce the inaugural AJE/WJEC International Women’s Day event on March 5, 2020 at 1.00pm. We are thrilled to be welcoming two of the best women journalists – Jane Garvey, co-founder of the Fortunately podcast and former host of BBC R4’s Woman’s Hour, and Terri White, Editor-in-Chief of Empire magazine, whose recent…

WJEC Declaration recognized by UNESCO

WJEC’s Paris Declaration on Freedom of Journalism Education has won traction within the UN system. On 26 November, a specialized committee of Member States at UNESCO, recognized the Declaration in an intergovernmental decision on journalism education. The Paris Declaration, which was adopted by 600 participants from more than 70 countries at the 2019 World Journalism…

Safety of journalism conference

Journalism educators are warmly invited to attend UNESCO’s Academic Conference on Safety of Journalists, taking place online on Wednesday 9 December at 16.30 CET, as part of the World Press Freedom Conference 2020 (9-10 December). (Working language: English) The Academic Conference on Safety will bring together researchers from different disciplines working on issues related to…

COVID-19: Survey of j-teachers in Canada

This is a short overview of the study on teaching journalism in the time of COVID 19. The project, conducted by Jennifer Leask from Langara Colleage and Susan Harada from Carleton University, is based on a survey of journalism educators in 42 post-secondary journalism institutions in Canada on the impacts on pedagogy and practice.