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Journalism in the 21 st century has been radically changed through the ubiquitous connectivity an... more Journalism in the 21 st century has been radically changed through the ubiquitous connectivity and sharing of mobile social media, and a cultural shift is required for journalism educators to enable engagement and critical reflection upon the use of mobile social media into new pedagogical strategies (Poerksen, 2011; Balsamo, 2011). A sustained community of practice of likeminded journalism educators, was brought together to investigate the potential of mobile social media within their teaching and professional practice (Cochrane, Sissons, & Mulrennan, 2012). The paper evaluates several examples of integrating mobile social media within new pedagogical frameworks applied to journalism education.
Media scholars claim journalism is in crisis (Hall, 2005; Hirst, 2011; McChesney & Nichols, 2010)... more Media scholars claim journalism is in crisis (Hall, 2005; Hirst, 2011; McChesney & Nichols, 2010). In the last ten years thanks to the Internet, the industry has transformed and, according to the BBC’s newsroom deputy head, Kevin Bakhurst, social media is the latest “tectonic plate to move and change the landscape” (http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/theeditors/2011/09). These developments have led many in the industry to recognise that according to Hirst (2011) Journalism must change to survive in response to Web 2.0. This paper explores the impact of social media upon Journalism education from two perspectives: both from the pedagogical changes Web 2.0 and mobile devices enable, and within the context of the changes in Journalism that social media use are driving. A participatory action research approach was adopted (Swantz, 2008), focusing upon pedagogical change while allowing the project to develop within a series of reflective interventions within the course. These interventions, or c...
Journal Multimodal Communication, 2013
Journalism in the 21 st century has been radically changed through the ubiquitous connectivity an... more Journalism in the 21 st century has been radically changed through the ubiquitous connectivity and sharing of mobile social media,
Journalism in the 21 st century has been radically changed through the ubiquitous connectivity an... more Journalism in the 21 st century has been radically changed through the ubiquitous connectivity and sharing of mobile social media, and a cultural shift is required for journalism educators to enable engagement and critical reflection upon the use of mobile social media into new pedagogical strategies (Poerksen, 2011; Balsamo, 2011). A sustained community of practice of likeminded journalism educators, was brought together to investigate the potential of mobile social media within their teaching and professional practice (Cochrane, Sissons, & Mulrennan, 2012). The paper evaluates several examples of integrating mobile social media within new pedagogical frameworks applied to journalism education.
Media scholars claim journalism is in crisis (Hall, 2005; Hirst, 2011; McChesney & Nichols, 2010)... more Media scholars claim journalism is in crisis (Hall, 2005; Hirst, 2011; McChesney & Nichols, 2010). In the last ten years thanks to the Internet, the industry has transformed and, according to the BBC’s newsroom deputy head, Kevin Bakhurst, social media is the latest “tectonic plate to move and change the landscape” (http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/theeditors/2011/09). These developments have led many in the industry to recognise that according to Hirst (2011) Journalism must change to survive in response to Web 2.0. This paper explores the impact of social media upon Journalism education from two perspectives: both from the pedagogical changes Web 2.0 and mobile devices enable, and within the context of the changes in Journalism that social media use are driving. A participatory action research approach was adopted (Swantz, 2008), focusing upon pedagogical change while allowing the project to develop within a series of reflective interventions within the course. These interventions, or c...
Journal Multimodal Communication, 2013
Journalism in the 21 st century has been radically changed through the ubiquitous connectivity an... more Journalism in the 21 st century has been radically changed through the ubiquitous connectivity and sharing of mobile social media,