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Leaders In Journalism Education: Administrators At Acejmc Accredited Programs And Non-Accredited Hbcu Programs Critique The Standards, Jerry Crawford

Journal of Research Initiatives

Administrators of journalism and mass communication units have had to make decisions on how they would lead their units into the future. For over 70 years, the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC) has been the agency that provided leadership in this endeavor. This study surveyed administrators of programs of accredited and also non-accredited journalism programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), asking them to critique and discuss their thoughts on the nine standards. Nearly unanimously the administrators agreed that accreditation, or as those not accredited stated, “best practices”, are essential. The study focused on …

Digging Deep: Christian Journalism’S Contribution To Public Justice, Bruce Wearne

Pro Rege

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Créativité Et Lecture En Langue Seconde : Propositions Pour La Lecture Des Textes Des Journaux Francophones Du Cameroun, Louis Martin Onguéné Essono

Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature

Nowadays, it is common to say that the French press in Africa greatly contributes to the lower level of French. If true, this assertion hides a much deeper problem that concerns the act of writing and the act of reading in a non-native language. The performance of newspaper, radio or television journalists show that these writers share the same competence and face the same difficulties as the entire French-speaking population who is compelled to transmit ideas and information in a second language they do not master, or just a bit. This paper aims at understanding the reasons why non-African readers …

Seeing The World Through The Lens Of News: Pasos Al Futuro Teaches Latino High Schoolers About Media Literacy Through Hands-On Journalism

DePaul Magazine

For budding journalists in Chicago, a novel DePaul program, Pasos al Futuro, exposes Latino high schoolers to media literacy through print and broadcast assignments, making understanding the news into a fun, hands-on experience. The Pasos program falls under the Latino Media & Communication program, which focuses on an awareness and appreciation of culture through Latino-focused courses in Public Relations and Advertising, Intercultural Communication, Journalism, and Media and Cinema Studies. Pasos itself has two components: a winter symposium that serves to introduce high school students to what journalists do, and a summer workshop that lets them learn about the business firsthand.

“Too Embarrassed To Ask”: The Pros And Cons Of Foreign Affairs Explainers In The Washington Post, Jessica Birthisel

Bridgewater Review

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Spring 2014

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Notes from the dean; Behind the scenes at DePaul's award-winning student newspaper; PRAD students explore agency life in the city that never sleeps; On the air with Good Day DePaul and Radio DePaul; Faculty tackle op-eds in national project; Alumna puts theories into practice as an advocate for physician groups; All for DePaul campaign; Around the college; Accolades

The Hunt For Privacy Under The Big Sky, University Of Montana--Missoula. School Of Journalism

Montana Journalism Review

Watchdog: Kiss and Tell -- Making the Cut -- Capturing the Moment -- Digging on Deadline -- University Confidential -- Concealed Weapons -- The Birthday Loophole

Secrets: Behind the Times -- No Place to Hide -- Privacy Betrayed -- Under the Needle -- Editorial Cartoon -- The Grind -- One Frame Every Day

Made in Montana: Spying on Wildlife -- The Secret to YouTube Success -- Preaching to the Choir -- Gaps on the Map -- Native Secrets -- Secret Montana Fantasies -- Towner's Gold -- Facebook Confessionals

The Year Ahead: The Hit List -- J-School Confidential -- After Jaffe …