Journalism students' professional views in eight countries: The role of motivations, education, and gender

Autor(en)

F. Hanusch, Claudia Mellado

Abstrakt

The global trend toward university-based journalism education has led to a growing scrutiny of students' experiences at university and the extent to which professional views may be shaped there. Three main influences have been identified in the literature: students' preferences for certain news beats, their gender, and students' stage of progression in a journalism program. Typically, however, analyses have focused on only one potential influence within one particular country at a time. Arguing that a comparative approach is needed, this article examines potential influences on journalism students' role perceptions across eight countries. Results suggest that students' motivations, and the amount of time they have spent in a program, play a part in influencing their professional views while gender has little influence.

Organisation(en)

Externe Organisation(en)

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, University of the Sunshine Coast

Journal

International Journal of Communication

Band

8

Seiten

1156-1173

Anzahl der Seiten

18

ISSN

1932-8036

Publikationsdatum

2014

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

508005 Journalistik

Schlagwörter

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Communication

Link zum Portal

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/4564329c-9d00-4e90-b940-e6a6c18c9922