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Jacob Granger “What sort of journalism do we need to teach?” is the question at the heart of a new book Challenges and New Directions in Journalism Education. In the UK, university is the main way to enter the profession – nine in 10 journalists hold a university qualification. Speaking on the Journalism.co.uk podcast, book editor Karen Fowler-Watt, said she wanted to lift the lid on how curriculums were designed. She explores various topics with a range of academic peers and every chapter includes a reality check from her journalism students. “It’s about showing students how messy, difficult, challenging and…

By Muskan Bansal Trust in the media has fallen globally. Today on average, according to Reuters Institute’s 2023 Digital News Report, just four in 10 people say they trust news most of the time. Amid this decline, people are also more likely to avoid consuming news coverage. One way journalists and news organizations can strengthen audience trust is to focus on reaching people who may not actively read or watch the news, suggested Lynn Walsh, assistant director at Trusting News, during an ICFJ Empowering the Truth Global Summit session. To do so effectively, it’s important for journalists to “think like…

Dr. Pradeep Mahapatra Digital transformation of local news platforms in the developed nations has created a new chapter in the post-Covid19-pandemic world order. While the local print daily and weekly newspapers continue to close their operation or migrate into digital format, a good number of independent digital native news platforms have emerged. Research findings denote that people in such geographies prefer to access local news from websites, apps and social media instead of television, radio or print platforms. ‘Pew Research Center’ of United States of America conducted a research during January 2024 to understand societal habit in consuming local news.…

A view shows banners on the Tel Aviv University campus as Sam Altman, CEO of Microsoft-backed OpenAI and ChatGPT creator is due to speak in Tel Aviv, Israel June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen – RC2XC1AW6HIE The news industry is talking about AI. This is unsurprising, because AI models like ChatGPT seem to be capable of automating many of the cognitive tasks that underpin journalistic workflows, and those models seem to be steadily improving. There is a sense that news may be on the cusp of great change, and that some of what is traditional and familiar in journalism may be…

Dr. Pradeep Mahapatra While news industry worldwide continue to struggle with defects in business models, loss of public faith and news avoidance by the consumers in the post-Covid19-pandemic New Normal, the growing trend of accessing news from online non-news sites turns the media environment more toxic. After 300 years of supremacy of the print media in dissemination of news, new mediums such as radio, television and cinema appeared during the twentieth century and adjusted themselves in the prevailing structural framework. However, spread of internet during the last decade of twentieth century and emergence of social media from the beginning of…

The Press Club of India and the Newswriters are conducting an online course in financial journalism. The course offers valuable insights into financial markets and journalism, making it highly beneficial for young journalists, journalism students, advertising and public relations professionals, as well as common investors. For the course brochure write to us at: newswriters.in@gmail.com  

The Press Club of India and the Newswriters are conducting an online course in financial journalism. The course offers valuable insights into financial markets and journalism, making it highly beneficial for young journalists, journalism students, advertising and public relations professionals, as well as common investors. Download For the course brochure write to us at: newswriters.in@gmail.com  

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byJORDYN HABIB The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) has generated excitement and fear alike within the news industry, prompting many to ponder what lies in store for journalism’s future. If approached smartly and leveraged strategically, AI offers journalists and their outlets promising potential to boost efficiency and innovation. In an ICFJ Empowering Truth Summit session, ICFJ Knight Fellow Nikita Roy, founder of the digital news startup, The NRI Nation, and the podcast, Newsroom Robots, discussed how journalists and newsrooms can use AI to enhance their reporting. “I think we [journalists] need to be one of the most informed citizens on AI. We owe it…