Journalism education in the post-truth era: an exploration of the voices of journalism students in Greece and Cyprus
Journal
Media Practice and Education
Date Issued
May 5, 2021
DOI
10.1080/25741136.2021.1919833
Abstract
Journalism is in a state of flux and so is journalism education. The
present study engages in a comparative qualitative analysis
focusing on the viewpoints of journalism students in Greece and
in Cyprus regarding journalism education in the post–truth era,
media literacy, and journalism quality. Drawing upon evidence
from four focus groups conducted in the journalism/
communication departments of two public universities in Greece
and Cyprus, the findings show highly similar attitudes between
the two departments. In particular, it was found that journalism
students acknowledge the need for journalists’ increased
responsibility towards their publics and emphasize the necessity
of (normative) skills and practices as important means in the
direction of quality journalism; ICT-related journalistic skills, indepth research, specialization, impartiality and verification, topic
plurality and avoidance of agenda-setting stereotypes.
present study engages in a comparative qualitative analysis
focusing on the viewpoints of journalism students in Greece and
in Cyprus regarding journalism education in the post–truth era,
media literacy, and journalism quality. Drawing upon evidence
from four focus groups conducted in the journalism/
communication departments of two public universities in Greece
and Cyprus, the findings show highly similar attitudes between
the two departments. In particular, it was found that journalism
students acknowledge the need for journalists’ increased
responsibility towards their publics and emphasize the necessity
of (normative) skills and practices as important means in the
direction of quality journalism; ICT-related journalistic skills, indepth research, specialization, impartiality and verification, topic
plurality and avoidance of agenda-setting stereotypes.