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Walking In Step To The Future: Views Of Journalism Education By Practitioners And Educators, Ernest F. Martin, Debora Wenger, Jeff C. South, Paula Otto
Walking In Step To The Future: Views Of Journalism Education By Practitioners And Educators, Ernest F. Martin, Debora Wenger, Jeff C. South, Paula Otto
Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture Presentations
This study, based on an Internet survey of 317 educational administrators, television news executives, newspaper editors and online executives during first quarter 2004, contrasts views about preparation of students for current and future jobs by showing gaps between what employers’ value most in job applicants and what educational programs are providing. Second, it addresses newsroom challenges that are shaping the industry and journalism education.
Scene Of The Crime: The Study And Practice Of Local Television Crime Coverage From The Mid-1990s To The Present, Debora Wenger, Jeff C. South
Scene Of The Crime: The Study And Practice Of Local Television Crime Coverage From The Mid-1990s To The Present, Debora Wenger, Jeff C. South
Richard T. Robertson School of Media and Culture Presentations
This study examines the quantity and quality of crime coverage on television and its perceived impact on public policy. It discusses various stations’ attempts to address the concern that there is “too much crime on local TV newscasts.” The paper explores three techniques that can make such coverage more relevant to viewers: adoption of crime coverage guidelines, use of interactive crime Web sites and, most notably, the coverage of crime from a public health perspective.