Journalism education in Malaysia: dancing with UNESCO's model curricula

Globally, journalism education is undergoing significant changes in lieu of the ongoing technological evolution. In recognition of the importance of journalism education and how it shapes journalism practices globally, in 2007 UNESCO has mapped out a framework for journalism education, especially fo...

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Main Authors:	Ismail, Awan, Ismail, Rizalawati, Aripin, Norizah, Yusof, Norhafezah
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	International Organization Center of Academic Research (OCERINT) 2015
Subjects:	P87 Communication. Mass media
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/49559/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/49559/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/49559/1/49599_edited.pdf

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spelling	iium-495592016-05-16T06:14:47Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/49559/ Journalism education in Malaysia: dancing with UNESCO's model curricula Ismail, Awan Ismail, Rizalawati Aripin, Norizah Yusof, Norhafezah P87 Communication. Mass media Globally, journalism education is undergoing significant changes in lieu of the ongoing technological evolution. In recognition of the importance of journalism education and how it shapes journalism practices globally, in 2007 UNESCO has mapped out a framework for journalism education, especially for developing countries. This study seeks to identify the core values, knowledge, and skills needed in Malaysian journalism education and ascertain the degree to which they align with the model of journalism curriculum for developing countries proposed by UNESCO. To this end, the study conducted in-depth interviews with journalism scholars in Malaysian public universities and senior practitioners from media organisations. The results show the majority of educational components recommended by UNESCO are not compatible with journalism education in Malaysia. International Organization Center of Academic Research (OCERINT) 2015 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/49559/1/49599_edited.pdf Ismail, Awan and Ismail, Rizalawati and Aripin, Norizah and Yusof, Norhafezah (2015) Journalism education in Malaysia: dancing with UNESCO's model curricula. In: 2nd International Conference on Education and Social Sciences (INTCESS'2015), 2nd-4th Feb. 2015, Istanbul, Turkey. http://www.ocerint.org//intcess15_e-publication/papers/100.pdf
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spellingShingle	P87 Communication. Mass media Ismail, Awan Ismail, Rizalawati Aripin, Norizah Yusof, Norhafezah Journalism education in Malaysia: dancing with UNESCO's model curricula
description	Globally, journalism education is undergoing significant changes in lieu of the ongoing technological evolution. In recognition of the importance of journalism education and how it shapes journalism practices globally, in 2007 UNESCO has mapped out a framework for journalism education, especially for developing countries. This study seeks to identify the core values, knowledge, and skills needed in Malaysian journalism education and ascertain the degree to which they align with the model of journalism curriculum for developing countries proposed by UNESCO. To this end, the study conducted in-depth interviews with journalism scholars in Malaysian public universities and senior practitioners from media organisations. The results show the majority of educational components recommended by UNESCO are not compatible with journalism education in Malaysia.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Ismail, Awan Ismail, Rizalawati Aripin, Norizah Yusof, Norhafezah
author_facet	Ismail, Awan Ismail, Rizalawati Aripin, Norizah Yusof, Norhafezah
author_sort	Ismail, Awan
title	Journalism education in Malaysia: dancing with UNESCO's model curricula
title_short	Journalism education in Malaysia: dancing with UNESCO's model curricula
title_full	Journalism education in Malaysia: dancing with UNESCO's model curricula
title_fullStr	Journalism education in Malaysia: dancing with UNESCO's model curricula
title_full_unstemmed	Journalism education in Malaysia: dancing with UNESCO's model curricula
title_sort	journalism education in malaysia: dancing with unesco's model curricula
publisher	International Organization Center of Academic Research (OCERINT)
publishDate	2015
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/49559/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/49559/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/49559/1/49599_edited.pdf
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Journalism education in Malaysia: dancing with UNESCO's model curricula

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