The 7th World Journalism Education Congress will be held from July 1-3, 2025, in Perth, Western Australia. Hosted by Edith Cowan University, it will address the overall theme of “Journalism in post normal times”.
The congress will follow the format of all previous congresses offering a range of panel sessions, syndicates, paper presentations, workshops and students competition on topics such as:
• News and media literacy
• Teaching and reporting on climate change/climate action
• Constructive journalism
• Press freedom – a global perspective
• Journalism ethics at the crossroads
• Ethical and legal issues in journalism and journalism education
• How can journalism schools best prepare for the future?
• What’s next after podcasting?
• War reporting – what’s changed?
• Building resilience and adaptability in the student cohort
• Can trust in journalism be restored?
• Health crisis reporting
• Mobile media
• Post COVID 19 Journalism
• Beyond fake news
• Artificial intelligence in reporting
• Data journalism in the 2020s
• Diversity in news and journalism
The Chair of the Organising Committee, Professor Trevor Cullen, said:
“We are excited, ready and able to host 2025 WJEC.”
“WJEC has never been held in Australia and this will be the 7th WJEC Congress. Australian journalism academics have played important leadership roles in the organisation and so many have supported WJEC by attending and delivering papers at the previous Congresses throughout the world.”
“Now it’s our time to play host and provide a truly memorable experience for all participants”.
“It will be a great boost to journalism education in Perth, in Australia in NZ and increase international research and teaching collaborations.”
