The WJEC-UNESCO project is underway after confirming and contacting all successful roundtable and handbook proposals from across the globe. The project responds to the vision of UNESCO’s International Programme for the Development of Communication for strengthening global journalism education. It aims to support collaboration between journalism educators worldwide, building stronger relationships within and outside the industry. With the help of UNESCO, 16 roundtables discussing Journalism Education in the 21st Century and two handbooks have been funded.
Australia: Fact-checking and verification as core curriculum, RMIT University, Australia
Belgium: What was the impact of the COVID 19 crisis on the teaching of journalism in Francophonie? Réseau Theophraste: International Network of French Speaking Journalism Schools, Belgium.
Brazil: In the realm of digital disinformation: politics, sciences, journalism, and the pandemic in Brazil, the Brazilian Association of Interdisciplinary Studies in Communication and the Rio de Janeiro State University, Brazil.
Canada: Publishing student journalism in the digital age: Opportunities and challenges, , Mount Royal University, Canada.
China: The Shifting Landscape of Journalism and Communication Education in China after COVID 19 Shanghai International Studies University & Communication University of China, China.
France: Teaching Journalism in the 21st Century, during and after the Covid Crisis, , Conférence des Ecoles de Journalisme, France.
India (IIMC): Journalism and Journalism Education in India: Issues and Challenges, Indian Institute for Mass Communication (IIMC), India.
India: Quality Journalism-Education in Eastern India: A Round Table Discussion on Challenging Issues and Redressal, Utkal University, India.
Germany: The Erich Brost Institute for International Journalism: Reporting on migrants and refuges.
Kyrgyzstan: Journalism Education in Kyrgyzstan: Tackling the Issues and Exploring Solutions, 7th May 2021, University of Central Asia & the Association of Communicators of Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyzstan.
Nigeria: Journalism education, Training and Practice in Nigeria: Bridging the Gap between the Classroom and the Newsroom, NAJMAT & University of Lagos, Nigeria.
Russia: Journalism education in the era of social networks and artificial intelligence: digital technologies and ethical values, South Ural State University/European Journalism Training Association Russia, Russia.
The Philippines: Integrating Labour Migration Reporting in the Journalism Curriculum: The Philippine Experience, Asian Media Information and Communication Centre, Inc (AMIC) & Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication (AIJC), The Philippines.
United Kingdom and Lebanon: New models for effective training and resilience building for journalists working in hostile environments internationally, Ulster University United Kingdom (Northern Ireland).
United Kingdom: Educating future journalists to report on climate change, Association for Journalism Education UK United Kingdom (Glasgow).
USA: The Future of Journalism Education: Journalism’s Place in the Academy, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), USA.
Vietnam: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) in cooperation with Academy of journalism and Communication (Hanoi, Vietnam):The future of journalism education in the world (with focus on Asia Pacific).
Alongside the roundtables, the project funds the publishing of two excellent handbooks.
Edited by Susan Keith and Raluco Cozma This handbook is designed to help journalism instructors navigate online, remote, and hybrid teaching with whatever resources they have at hand. The handbook — containing chapters written by contributors from around the globe — will give journalism faculty members who are new to teaching online the resources they need either to create a new online course or module or to transform an existing course or module from face-to-face to online delivery. The handbook’s chapters have also been conceptualized to appeal to more-experienced online instructors looking to improve their teaching in digital spaces or overcome common problems related to teaching journalism online. The handbook aims to be a guide for journalism educators to navigate online, remote, and hybrid teaching with the resources available. From introductory to advanced courses, the edited handbook looks to overcome any shortfalls of digital learning.
Susan Keith, PhD, is an associate professor and former chair in the Department of Journalism and Media Studies in the School of Communication and Information at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. She is president-elect of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication and will serve as the organization’s president in 2021-2022 .
Raluca Cozma, PhD, is an associate professor and the associate director of graduate studies in the A.Q. Miller School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas. Before being elected chair of the AEJMC Standing Committee on Teaching in 2020, Cozma served as head of AEJMC’s Newspaper and Online Division and served as president of the Southwest Education Council for Journalism and Mass Communication.
Edited by Maarit Jaakkola As AI becomes more prominent throughout industries, the importance of appropriate reporting on the issues it brings is also increasing. The handbook attempts to outline computer-made actions as a journalistic challenge and provides ways of understanding, concretizing, and developing ideas around it. By introducing ideas around computer- and data-driven society as part of general news journalism rather than as part of science journalism as a specialized subgenre of journalism, the handbook seeks to propose appropriate guidelines for covering AI. It adopts an approach targeting news coverage done by generalists without any specific pre-knowledge of computer science. The handbook will include outlines of modules with class exercises, involving what students need to know about the technical, business, legal, ethical and policy debates surrounding reporting on and coverage of AI.
Maarit Jaakkola, PhD, Associate Professor, is Chair of the Nordic Collaboration Committee for Journalism Education. She is working as the Co-Director of Nordicom, a Centre for Nordic Media Research at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden and as a lecturer in journalism at Tampere University in Finland. She is also an associate professor at the Department of Journalism, Media and Communication (JMG) at the University of Gothenburg.
Book launches and free hard copies were part of a WJEC panel held at the annual congress of the International Association for Communications and Media Research (IAMCR), held in France in early July. This was in the context of a lively panel discussion titled “Teaching journalism today”, convened at the start of the IAMCR congress…
Conference on safety of journalists 2-4 May 2022, Uruguay Attacks on journalists are as diversified and complex as never before: while 2021 saw the lowest number in killings of journalists in over a decade, online and offline attempts to silence critical investigations plague journalists around the world. UNESCO and a network of Uruguayan universities will…
The direction of journalism and journalism education is changing, so where is it heading? This is the subject of a roundtable hosted by the Asian Media Information and Communication Center, Inc (AMIC) on the 14th of December 1500 (Singapore Standard Time). The virtual event welcomes top journalism educators from across Asia, discussing the future of…
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…
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…
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…
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…
On September 30th the CEJ is hosting a roundtable discussion covering the challenges journalism schools face as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic as part of the WJEC/UNESCO series “Teaching Journalism in the 21st Century”. The event will see experts explore adapting methods of teaching, funding as well as student recruitment in and after a…
The recording of the roundtable is available now.
The Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) is organizing A Roundtable Discussion on Integrating Labour Migration Reporting in the Journalism Curriculum: The Philippine Experience on September 2, 15:00 – 16:30 (Manila Time). Join Zoom Meeting
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The University of Lagos will host a roundtable discussion on the 18th of August in an installment of the UNESCO/WJEC partnership surrounding journalism education in Nigeria. Curated by Professor Ralph A. Akinfeleye, the theme of the event is “Bridging The Gap between The Classroom & The Newsroom.” Participants from media organisations and media regulators will…
The IIMC, in partnership with UNESCO and WJEC, will host a series of online discussions surrounding the issues and challenges of journalism education in India from August 10-11th. The panel talks will begin on August 10th at 12:30 pm (IST), exploring multidisciplinary approaches for future journalism education in India. Industry professionals are covering a swathe…
Training and resilience building for journalists working in dangerous environments 29 June, 1pm London time New models for effective training and resilience building for journalists working in dangerous environments internationally Speakers: Diane Foley, James Foley Legacy Foundation, USA John Irvine, Special Correspondent, ITN and ABC News Ayman Mhanna, Executive Director, The Samir Kassir Foundation, Lebanon Dr Nigel Taylor, Security…
Alongside the roundtables, the WJEC-UNESCO project funds the publishing of two excellent handbooks. Teaching journalism online Edited by Susan Keith and Raluco Cozma This handbook is designed to help journalism instructors navigate online, remote, and hybrid teaching with whatever resources they have at hand. The handbook — containing chapters written by contributors from around the…
Journalism education for the 21st century This year 16 roundtables across the world and two handbooks to be published The WJEC-UNESCO project is underway after confirming and contacting all successful roundtable and handbook proposals from across the globe. The project responds to the vision of UNESCO’s International Programme for the Development of Communication for strengthening…
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…
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…
