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Title

Defining journalistic professionalism within the higher education system

Author(s)

Bossio, Diana

Abstract

The paper will discuss the results of a qualititative analysis of journalism studies course content at Australian universities. I will argue that a focus on the contribution of tertiary education to the formation of journalistic 'professional identity' must be seen within the much broader context of a socially produced field of expertise and cultural practice. This has particular ramifications for understanding of some of the influences on journalistic self definition, especially in a contemporary era of contestation of journalism culture and authority.

Publication type

Journal article

Research centre

Swinburne University of Technology

Source

The International Journal of the Humanities, Vol. 8, no. 10 (2011), pp. 55-66

Publication year

2011

FOR Code(s)

190301 Journalism Studies;  200104 Media Studies

Keyword(s)

Australia;  Colleges;  Media;  Higher education;  Journalims;  Professionalism;  Professional identity;  Universities

Publisher

Common Ground Publishing

ISSN

1447-9508

Publisher URL

http://ijh.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.26/prod.1945

Copyright

Copyright © Common Ground and Diana Bossio (2011). This article appeared first as: Bossio, D. (2011). Defining journalistic professionalism within the higher education system. The International Journal of the Humanities, 8(10), 55-66. The published version of the paper is reproduced here with the kind permission of the publisher.

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