The Role of Distance Learning in Journalism: Preliminary Findings from Journalists’ Perspectives
This paper presents the preliminary findings of an ongoing research project focused on the importance of building learning tools and procedures that will help media professionals adjust to a constant changing environment. Adopting a mix of quantitative and qualitative methodology by conducting in de...
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Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb
2014-06-01
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| description | This paper presents the preliminary findings of an ongoing research project focused on the importance of building learning tools and procedures that will help media professionals adjust to a constant changing environment. Adopting a mix of quantitative and qualitative methodology by conducting in depth interviews with journalists from Greece and Cyprus, and by running an online questionnaire, addressed to journalists as well as communication professionals, we try to define the role and the profile of the contemporary journalist, and how it has changed under the pressure and the potential, unleashed by new technologies and the global financial crisis. We study the development of lifelong learning programs, their impact and their results with an emphasis on distance learning. Through our research we conclude that there is a need to rethink journalism training and curricula by introducing new skills. In addition, lifelong learning in the form of distance learning seems to be a priority for most journalists in order to adjust to the current media landscape. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a9e2742ba8c345dba26b8d35efc9a7492022-12-22T02:44:09ZengFaculty of Political Science, University of ZagrebMedijske Studije1847-97581848-50302014-06-01594360The Role of Distance Learning in Journalism: Preliminary Findings from Journalists’ PerspectivesSofia Iordanidou0Lida Tsene1Communication and new Journalism, Open University of CyprusCommunication and new Journalism, Open University of CyprusThis paper presents the preliminary findings of an ongoing research project focused on the importance of building learning tools and procedures that will help media professionals adjust to a constant changing environment. Adopting a mix of quantitative and qualitative methodology by conducting in depth interviews with journalists from Greece and Cyprus, and by running an online questionnaire, addressed to journalists as well as communication professionals, we try to define the role and the profile of the contemporary journalist, and how it has changed under the pressure and the potential, unleashed by new technologies and the global financial crisis. We study the development of lifelong learning programs, their impact and their results with an emphasis on distance learning. Through our research we conclude that there is a need to rethink journalism training and curricula by introducing new skills. In addition, lifelong learning in the form of distance learning seems to be a priority for most journalists in order to adjust to the current media landscape.http://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php?show=clanak&id_clanak_jezik=188577distance learning educationjournalismdigital medialifelong learning |
| spellingShingle | Sofia Iordanidou Lida Tsene The Role of Distance Learning in Journalism: Preliminary Findings from Journalists’ Perspectives Medijske Studije distance learning education journalism digital media lifelong learning |
| title | The Role of Distance Learning in Journalism: Preliminary Findings from Journalists’ Perspectives |
| title_full | The Role of Distance Learning in Journalism: Preliminary Findings from Journalists’ Perspectives |
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| title_short | The Role of Distance Learning in Journalism: Preliminary Findings from Journalists’ Perspectives |
| title_sort | role of distance learning in journalism preliminary findings from journalists perspectives |
| topic | distance learning education journalism digital media lifelong learning |
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