CALL FOR PAPERS
100 years of Paulo Freire A special issue of the Brazilian journal Communication and Education on the centenary of birth of Paulo Freire.
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.
CFP: International Symposium and Special Issue
Trauma Resilience Building in Journalism Curricula: Facing Research Challenges, Ethical Considerations and Implementation of Evidence Based Practice A Call for Papers for an international symposium and a special issue proposed for Journal of Journalism Education. Jointly organised by the Lincoln School of English and Journalism and the Lincoln Institute for Advanced Studies in partnership with the…
Experience of Emergency Shift to Online Teaching in Russia
By Elena Vartanova Overview In the face of the need to rapidly transit to online distance learning, two main problems arose: technical competences and equipment of university teachers to transit to online learning, and psychological unavailability of teachers and students. In addition, the majority of teachers lacked the personal communication with students and colleagues and…
AJE virtual conference : experiences of teaching online
The virtual summer conference brought together a line up of UK and international journalism educators who shared their experiences of teaching during the coronavirus pandemic and reflections on planning for the future. Presentation slides and videos here.
Distance learning during the pandemic
Good universities have no walls, says Professor Miller who teaches Global Bussiness Journalism at Tsinghua University in Beijing. The University moved quickly to provide online alternatives to face-to-face teaching during the spring semester. They share their experiences in the stories bellow: Herman: A former Austinite’s coronavirus challenge Lee Miller: Distance learning takes a new meaning…
COVID-19: NordMedia Network on j-teaching
The coronavirus epidemic has caused universities to change their teaching and move to distance work. How are journalism teachers handling the situation? Colleagues from the NordMedia Network asked j-teachers to share experiences. More here.
Free Online Course on African Media Freedom – starting June 15
When a vibrant media infrastructure is more important than ever, thisfree online course can help result in policies that promote affordableinternet, protect journalism and support independent media –especially in Africa. See the flyer for details. Feedback from participants last year: ● “The modules were packed with useful and incredibly conciseinformation, with transcripts one can download…