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A journalism school is a school or department, usually part of an established university, where journalists are trained. Journalism is the profession of writing or communicating formally employed by publications and broadcasters for the benefit of a particular Community of people Professional journalism is a form of news reporting which developed in the United States at the beginning of the 20th century along with formal schools of journalism News is any new information or information on Current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or Word of mouth Reportage sometimes refers to the total body of media coverage of a particular topic or event including news reporting and analysis " the extensive reportage of recent News style (also journalistic style or news writing) is the particular Prose style used for News reporting (ie Journalism ethics and standards comprise principles of Ethics and of good practice as applicable to the specific challenges faced by professional Journalists Historically Objectivity is a significant principle of Journalistic professionalism. News values, sometimes called "news criteria" determine how much prominence a news story is given by a media outlet and the attention it is given by the audience In Journalism, a source is a person publication or other record or document that gives information Editorial independence is the freedom of editors to make decisions without interference from the owners of a publication List of Journalism topics This page aims to list all topics related to the field of Journalism. Arts journalism is a branch of Journalism concerned with the reporting and discussion of the arts Business journalism is the branch of journalism that tracks records analyses and interprets the economic changes that take place in a society Entertainment journalism is an umbrella term used to describe all forms of Journalism that focus on the Entertainment business and its products Environmental journalism is the collection verification production distribution and exhibition of information regarding current events trends issues and people that are associated Fashion journalism is an umbrella term used to describe all aspects of published Fashion media Political journalism is a broad branch of Journalism that includes coverage of all aspects of Politics and Political science, although the term usually Science journalism is a relatively new branch of Journalism, which uses the art of Reporting to convey information about Science topics to a public forum Sports journalism is a form of Journalism that reports on Sports topics and events While the sports department within some Newspapers has been Tech journalism is a relatively new branch of Journalism, which uses the art of Reporting to convey information about Tech topics to a public forum Trade journalism reports on the movements and developments of the Business world by way of articles or analysis A traffic report is an element of a Radio program or TV news broadcast that informs listeners about general traffic conditions Weather forecasting is the application of science and technology to predict the state of the atmosphere for a future time and a given location Advocacy journalism is a Genre of Journalism that intentionally and transparently adopts a non-objective viewpoint usually for some social Citizen journalism, also known as public or participatory journalism or democratic journalism, is the act of citizens "playing an active role in the The civic journalism movement (also known as public journalism is according to professor David K Community journalism is locally oriented coverage that typically focuses on city neighborhoods or individual suburbs rather than metropolitan state national or world news "Gonzo" redirects here For other uses see Gonzo (disambiguation Gonzo journalism is a style of Journalism which is written Investigative journalism is a type of reporting in which reporters deeply investigate a topic of interest often involving crime Political corruption, or some other Scandal Docufiction (often understood as Docudrama) is a Neologism which refers to a cinematographic work in a Genre mixing Fiction and Narrative journalism is the interpretation of a story and the way in which the journalist portrays it be it fictional or non-fictional New Journalism was a style of 1960s and 1970s News writing and Journalism which used literary techniques deemed unconventional at the time Opinion journalism is Journalism that makes no claim of objectivity. Visual journalism is the practice of strategically combining words and images to convey information Watchdog journalism refers to forms of Activist journalism aimed at holding accountable public personalities and institutions whose functions impact social and political life The term Fourth Estate refers to the press, both in its explicit capacity of advocacy and in its implicit ability to frame political issues Fifth Estate is any class or group in society other than the Clergy ( First Estate) the Nobility ( Second Estate) the Commoners ( Freedom Constitutional or statutory protections pertaining to freedom of the press Infotainment (a Portmanteau of information and entertainment refers to a general type of media broadcast program which provides a combination of current Media bias in the United States News propaganda is Covert Propaganda packaged as credible News without transparency as to source and motivation Public relations (PR is the practice of managing the flow of Information between an Organization and its Publics Public relations - often referred Yellow journalism is Journalism that downplays legitimate news in favor of eye-catching headlines that sell more newspapers The news media refers to the section of the Mass media that focuses on presenting current News to the public A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. Magazines, periodicals or serials are Publications generally published on a regular schedule containing a variety of articles, generally News agency (alternative A news agency is an organization of Journalists established to supply News reports to organizations in the News trade Broadcast journalism is the field of news and journals which are "broadcast" that is published by electrical methods instead of the older methods such as printed newspapers Online journalism is defined as the Reporting of facts produced and distributed via the Internet. Photojournalism is a particular form of Journalism (the collecting editing and presenting of news material for publication or broadcast that creates images in order to tell Alternative media are media (newspapers radio television movies Internet etc A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends A reporter is a type of Journalist who Researches and presents information in certain types of Mass media. Editing Language, Images or Sound through correction condensation organization and other modifications in various media A columnist is a Journalist who writes material on a regular basis for publication in a series A photographer is a person who takes a Photograph using a Camera. Meteorology (from Greek grc μετέωρος metéōros, "high in the sky" and grc -λογία -logia) is the Interdisciplinary A school (from Greek σχολεῖον - scholeion) is an Institution designed to allow and encourage Students (or "pupils" A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends An increasingly used short form for a journalism department, school or college is 'j-school'. Many of the most famous and respected journalists of the past and present had no formal training in journalism, but learned their craft on the job, often starting out as copy boys/copy girls. A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends Journalism is the profession of writing or communicating formally employed by publications and broadcasters for the benefit of a particular Community of people Today, in many parts of the world it is usual for journalists to first complete university-level training which incorporates both technical skills such as research skills, interviewing technique and shorthand and academic studies in media theory, cultural studies and ethics. A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects In Psychology, Communication theory and Sociology, media influence or media effects refers to the theories about the ways the Mass media Cultural studies is an academic discipline which combines Political economy, Communication, Sociology, Social theory, Literary theory Ethics is a major branch of Philosophy, encompassing right conduct and good life

Historically, in the United Kingdom entrants used first to complete a non media-studies related degree course, giving maximum educational breadth, prior to taking a specialist postgraduate pre-entry course. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located However, this has changed over the last ten years with journalism training and education moving to higher educational institutions. There are now over 60 universities in the UK offering BA honours degrees in journalism. Postgraduate courses are more well-established, some of which are either recognised by the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) or the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ). Template talkInfobox Union for usage -->The National Union of Journalists ( NUJ) is a Trade union for The National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ was founded in 1951 as an organisation to oversee the training of journalists for the newspaper industry in the

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History

The first program for journalism education was introduced by former Confederate General, Robert E. Lee[1], during his presidency at Washington and Lee University, in Lexington, Virginia, in the 1860s. Robert Edward Lee (January 19 1807 &ndash October 12 1870 was a career United States Army officer, an Engineer, and among the most celebrated Washington and Lee University is a private liberal arts college in Lexington Virginia, USA Lexington is an Independent city within the confines of Rockbridge County in the Commonwealth of Virginia. [2] The world's first journalism school was founded by Walter Williams as the Missouri School of Journalism at the University of Missouri in 1908. Walter (or Walt) Williams may refer to Walter Williams (comedian filmmaker, best known as the Saturday Night Live writer who History The school opened on September 14 1908 at the urging of Joseph Pulitzer, following lobbying by Walter Williams, the editor of the Columbia (Missouri Herald The University of Missouri (also known as the University of Missouri–Columbia, Mizzou, or MU) is a public land-grant and research Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year [3] Since then the journalism school has become standard at most major universities.

Top journalism schools

There have been various attempts to rank journalism schools, and the question of which are the "best" or "top" journalism schools is frequently raised on the internet by students. Many institutions claim to be leading schools of journalism, and there is inevitably debate about which are the most appropriate criteria with which to evaluate and judge journalism schools. Awards are obvious indicators of a quality J-school, as are the quality of school graduates.

Australia and New Zealand

In Australia, a ranking of all journalism schools in the country has been assembled based on graduating students' assessments of the quality of their courses: [1]. Top journalism schools in Australia include Jschool and the University of the Sunshine Coast. Jschool Journalism Education & Training is a vocational journalism college (a J-school) in Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland, Australia The University of the Sunshine Coast, is a Public university based on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia. The New Zealand Training Organisation has published a list of that country's journalism schools recognised by industry. [2]

Europe

One of the best journalism school in France, is the School of Journalism of Sciences Po in Paris. Sciences Po is a French abbreviation of sciences politiques, or Political science, which is a division of the Social sciences. Among the professors, there are the leading actors of this subject.

Europe's most long-established postgraduate centre of journalism education is at City University, London. City University London ( CUL) is a British University based in Northampton Square, Islington, London.

The UK's top-rated course by the National Council for the Training of Journalists is at Nottingham Trent University. The National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ was founded in 1951 as an organisation to oversee the training of journalists for the newspaper industry in the Nottingham Trent University ( NTU) is a University in Nottingham, England.

Cardiff University, Sheffield, University of Central Lancashire and Kingston University also have well-respected journalism departments. Issues from a European perspective in evaluating journalism schools are discussed by the president of the European Journalism Training Association: [3].

In Russia, the MSU Faculty of Journalism is the leading journalism school. MSU Faculty of Journalism is a faculty of the Moscow State University. The majority of textbooks on journalism in Russian were written by MSU scientists. A textbook is a manual of instruction or a standard book in any branch of study Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages

Latin America

An evaluation of developments in journalism education in Latin America has been undertaken by Professor Rosental Calmon Alves[4].

North America

A listing (unranked) of Canadian journalism schools has been assembled by Canadian-Universities. net [5]. Journalism schools are listed and classified on the "J-Schools & Programs" page of The Canadian Journalism Project

In the United States the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC) [6] applies nine standards in evaluating university programs: mission, governance and administration; curriculum and instruction; diversity and inclusiveness; full-time and part-time faculty; scholarship: research, creative and professional activity; student services; resources, facilities and equipment; professional and public service; and assessment of learning outcomes. The ACEJMCC has awarded accreditation to 109 university and college programs of study in journalism and mass communications, but does not attempt to rank the courses or programs. It accredits colleges, schools, Departments or "Divisions. The listing of a unit as accredited indicates that the unit has been judged by ACEJMC to meet its standards. That judgment is rendered after a self-study prepared by the faculty and administration of the unit and an independent evaluation of the unit by educators and practitioners. The listing shows the bachelor's and professional master's degree programs that were examined during the unit's most recent accreditation review. Some units offer degrees in addition to those listed here. ACEJMC does not accredit programs leading to the Ph. D. , which is considered a research (and not a professional) degree. The Council does not list sequences or specialties.

Editor & Publisher has presented an unranked list of leading journalism schools [7], while U.S. News & World Report produces annual lists of the top schools in advertising, print, and other categories based on responses to questionnaires sent to deans and faculty members. Editor & Publisher (E&P is a monthly Journal covering the North American Newspaper industry USNews & World Report is an influential weekly American Newsmagazine published in Washington D A list based on a variety of resources claims to identify the "ten most popular journalism schools in the United States"[8]. One critic has pointed to the anecdotal nature of much j-school ranking in the absence of effective tracking of journalism graduates' career paths[9]. Schools such as , Ohio University, Indiana University, Columbia University, University of Maryland, University of Missouri, Michigan State University, Northwestern University, University of Florida, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, University of California, Berkeley, and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are typically considered among the best in the United States based upon the success of those who attended these institutions. Ohio University is a public university located in Athens Ohio that is situated on a 1800 acre (7 Indiana University, founded in 1820, is a nine-campus University system in the state of Indiana. Columbia University is a private University in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. The University of Maryland College Park (often referred to as The University of Maryland UMD, UMCP or simply Maryland) is a public research The University of Missouri (also known as the University of Missouri–Columbia, Mizzou, or MU) is a public land-grant and research Michigan State University ( MSU) is a co-educational public Research university in East Lansing, Michigan USA. The University of Florida ( Florida or UF) is a public land-grant, sea-grant, space-grant major Research The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ( UNC, North Carolina, or simply Carolina) is a public, Coeducational Research The University of California Berkeley (also referred to as Cal, Berkeley and UC Berkeley) is a major research university located in Berkeley This article is about the flagship campus For other uses and locations of University of Illinois, see University of Illinois (disambiguation The University of

Debate about the role of journalism schools

One of the most cited critiques of a journalism school was Michael Lewis's article in The New Republic (1993), "J-school ate my brain" ([10]), which was strongly criticized by University of Maryland College of Journalism dean Reese Cleghorn in American Journalism Review: [11]. Michael Lewis (born October 15, 1960, New Orleans Louisiana) is an American contemporary Non-fiction author The New Republic ( TNR) is an American Magazine of politics and the arts The University of Maryland College Park (often referred to as The University of Maryland UMD, UMCP or simply Maryland) is a public research The American Journalism Review is a US Magazine covering topics in Journalism. Discussion of the issues raised by Lewis was evident a decade later in the Chronicle of Higher Education colloquy on journalism education, [12], Columbia Journalism Review's "Searching for the perfect j-school", [13], and "The j-school debate" in the Christian Science Monitor, [14]. Alternative approaches to journalism education were suggested in Jack Shafer's Slate article "Can J-school be saved? Professional advice for Columbia University" [15]. Slate is a fine-grained foliated homogeneous, Metamorphic rock derived from an original Shale -type Sedimentary rock composed of Clay An article in The Australian discusses "What makes a good school of journalism". The Australian, also referred to as The Oz, is a Broadsheet Newspaper published in Australia Monday through Saturday each [16].

On the internet, a range of weblogs have been set up by journalism students to chronicle or to criticize their journalism colleges. A blog (a contraction of the term " Web log " is a Web site, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary descriptions of Examples are: [17], [18], [19], [20]. An example of a weblog criticising university journalism education in Australia is [21]. One journalism school in the UK, at the University of Westminster, has established a clearing house where all students are expected to contribute to the development and content of their own education and training using blogs.

Various commentaries on journalism education are related to criticisms of contemporary news media standards and values. The news media refers to the section of the Mass media that focuses on presenting current News to the public One example is a paper by Jan Schaffer, executive director of J-Lab: the Institute for Interactive Journalism[22]. A controversial paper to Australia's peak newspaper industry body PANPA (Pacific Area Newspaper Publishers Association) by Professor John Henningham ("Journalism sold short in media courses") blamed industry lack of interest and university cost-cutting for falling standards in journalism education[23]. John Henningham is an Australian journalist and journalism educator In Canada, Mark Anderson of the Ottawa Citizen has argued the case for teaching business journalism in college rather than on the job[24]. Mark Anderson may refer to Mark Anderson (writer, American journalist and proponent of the Oxfordian theory of Shakespeare Mark Anderson (American The Ottawa Citizen is an English -language daily newspaper owned by CanWest Global in Ottawa, Canada. Business journalism is the branch of journalism that tracks records analyses and interprets the economic changes that take place in a society

List of Journalism Schools and Programs

United States and Canada

Asia

Centre for Media & Communication Research and

Institute for Journalism and Society, Hong Kong Baptist University

Australia and New Zealand

University of Technology, Sydney - Journalism Department

Europe

See also

References

  1. ^ Journalism and Mass Communications-Washington and Lee University
  2. ^ http://journalism.wlu.edu/Journalism.pdf
  3. ^ Missouri School of Journalism: A Brief History of the Missouri School of Journalism

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Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU ( is a publicly-funded tertiary institution with a Christian education heritage Jschool Journalism Education & Training is a vocational journalism college (a J-school) in Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland, Australia Nottingham Trent University ( NTU) is a University in Nottingham, England. CELSA is a French communication and Journalism school ( Grande école) located in the West of Paris, ( Neuilly-sur-Seine Degrees Bachelor of Arts (combined honours Master of Arts Doctor of Journalism PhD Senior Faculty The University of Gothenburg ( Swedish: Göteborgs universitet) is a University in the city of Gothenburg in Sweden. The University of Leeds is a major teaching and research University in Leeds, West Yorkshire; one of the largest in the United Kingdom with History The University of Westminster, formerly the Polytechnic of Central London (until 1992 began life as the Britain's first polytechnical The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, or AEJMC, is a major international membership organization for academics in the field offering Freedom Constitutional or statutory protections pertaining to freedom of the press A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends Journalism ethics and standards comprise principles of Ethics and of good practice as applicable to the specific challenges faced by professional Journalists Historically Magazines, periodicals or serials are Publications generally published on a regular schedule containing a variety of articles, generally "Popular press" redirects here note that the University of Wisconsin Press publishes under the imprint "The Popular Press" The National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ is a Washington D A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University was established at Harvard in 1937 in memory of Agnes Wahl Nieman's husband Lucius W
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