Principal Investigator: Saranaz Barforoush, Assistant Professor of Teaching, School of Journalism, Writing, and Media
Project description
Since I started teaching core classes in journalism education, I have always asked my students the first day ” why they want to do journalism ” each year the amount of students interested in doing journalism for the traditional values of objective news reporting is declining. Most students , at least in a informal class surveys, are stating they are interested in journalism because of its idealistic nature and to use the skills for advocacy causes , which may seem contradictory to those invested in traditional journalism values and guidelines.
Research questions
- What is motivating journalism student to chose journalism school?
- What are the main values journalism students identify in journalism?
- What do most students hope to gain from a degree in journalism?