As part of a WJEC/UNESCO project, the Department of Sociology at Utkal University will host two roundtable sessions considering quality journalism education in Eastern India on the 1st of December. The partially online event will bring together academics and media professionals to discuss the roles of ethics and social justice in the media sphere and…
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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…
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On the 24th of November a multi-stakeholder roundtable will bring together journalism educators, civil society organisations, and government bodies in the Asia Pacific concerned with fact-checking and verification within journalism education. The online event will capture what is currently being taught in journalism programs across the region, discuss challenges and opportunities for students, and discuss…
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On the 26th of November the Association for Journalism Education (AJEUK) will host an online roundtable discussing key issues in teaching climate change reporting. In partnership with the WJEC/UNESCO Journalism Education project, a global cohort of journalism educators, journalists and climate activists will explore how interdisciplinary approaches can equip students when covering the complexities of…
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The Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) will host a roundtable in partnership with the WJEC/UNESCO on the 14th of December. The event will see journalism educators discuss a recent study looking at the future of journalism as its transforms in the 21st Century, and the impacts on journalism educators. The conversation will hone in…
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On the18th of November, Mount Royal University will host an online conference surrounding the opportunities and challenges facing student journalism in the digital age. Taking place at 11 am MST, top Canadian Journalism educators will discuss the potential of student publications and news partnerships to fill growing local news gaps, cover traditionally under-represented communities and…
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“Reporting on Migrants and Refugees” November 26, 2021 You are warmly invited to attend our 90-minute webinar for WJEC members to introduce this new UNESCO Handbook for Journalism Educators. The session will introduce key features of the handbook and discuss migration coverage from a global perspective – also highlighting current events like the crisis at…
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Journalism education and social networks The WJEC-UNESCO roundtable “Journalism education in the era of social networks and artificial intelligence: digital technologies and ethical values”, organised by the South Ural State University in Chelyabinsk (Russia) and powered by the European Journalism Training Association is coming up (October 15, 2021). The participants will discuss the changing functions of journalism…
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Proposal submission deadline: May 31, 2022 The World Journalism Education Congress announces a call for proposals to host the 7th World Journalism Education Congress to be held in 2025. This seventh meeting will follow congresses in Singapore (2007), Grahamstown, South Africa (2010), Mechelen, Belgium (2013), Auckland, New Zealand (2016), Paris, France (2019), Beijing & Shangai…
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SAVE THE DATE 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…
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