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June 30, 2022
2022 WJEC online conference
Reimagining journalism education in the age of change
We are delighted to announce the first WJEC online conference to be held in real time, on June 30, 2022, from 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. US Central Time.
The 2022 WJEC online conference will focus on reimagining journalism curriculum, the future of j-education and the challenges it currently faces. Journalism pedagogy has been a central theme in the WJEC gatherings since its first congress in Singapore, but the shift to online teaching, triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, necessitates a paradigm shift.
The conference will follow the global conversations about “Journalism education for the 21st century,” a series of roundtables organized by WJEC, with the support of UNESCO.
Conference streams: The 2022 WJEC online conference will run in parallel streams. Inspired by the format of WJEC syndicates, these sessions will focus on the following themes:
- Covid-19 and journalism education
- Teaching journalism online
- Journalism education in the age of misinformation
- Bridging the gap between the classroom and the newsroom
- Teaching journalism in the era of social networks
- AI and the journalism curriculum
- Journalism education and inclusive society
- Research-led journalism education
- Teaching crisis reporting
- Journalism education and climate change
- Press freedom and journalism education
- Journalism education and cancel culture
Participants MUST register for the conference (deadline and details to come). Participants will be able to register for ONE session only and will be asked to submit an abstract of up to 300 words outlining their take on the topic. These abstracts might also include recommendations on how to improve teaching on the subject.
Format: Each stream will have up to 20 participants including three officers: a chair, an expert and a rapporteur.
Abstracts submitted by deadline will help ensure the most commonly raised issues and recommendations, along with contested themes, are addressed.
Once registered, participants will prepare for their live session by reading its introductory text, written by an expert. Each session will start with a short panel discussion about the topic, followed by a live discussion about the issue and how the specific area of journalism education can be improved.
Platform: The 2022 WJEC online conference will run on Zoom.
Registration fee: US $40 academics, US $30 students. Registration details to follow.
Additional conference details: Coming soon!
Organizing Committee: Verica Rupar, Imran Hasnat, Elanie Steyn, Robyn Goodman, Nico Drok, Pascal Guenee
