Chapter Nine: Challenging the Newsroom Paradigm: Four Nations’ Journalism Students Interrogate Global Issues Through Social Media

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Global Issues ◽  
Journalism Students

Trust mechanisms underlying the self-efficacy-rumour use relationship

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ping Wang ◽  
Yixia Hu ◽  
Qiao Li ◽  
Hanqin Yang
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Online News ◽  
Dual Process ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Consumptive Use ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Journalism Students ◽  
Antecedents And Consequences

Purpose Journalism students, a special user group with the dual perspective of both social media general users and online journalists, and their trust in rumours is a valued but understudied topic in relation to preparing rational information users and professionals for rumour control. To reveal these trust mechanisms, this paper aims to identify salient psychological and behavioural factors related to journalism students’ different levels of trust. Design/methodology/approach Using structural equation modelling to analyse the survey data of 234 journalism students, this paper tested a theoretical model that considers self-efficacy and the expressive and consumptive use of social media rumours as the antecedents and consequences of trust belief and trust action, respectively. Findings Self-efficacy has a positive effect on trust belief but a negative effect on trust action. Trust belief positively affects expressive use of rumours, whereas trust action negatively affects consumptive use. Practical implications This study contributes to the cultivation of future online news gatekeepers. Originality/value This paper distinguishes journalism students’ trust mechanisms from those of general users and online journalists. The integration of dual process theories provides insights into trust-building processes related to rumours and advances the understanding of the anchoring and adjustment effects of self-efficacy on trust.

Studenten Journalistiek in Nederland: profiel, motieven en rolperceptiesMet speciale dank aan alle docenten van de journalistieke hbo- en Masteropleidingen (inclusief de postacademische) die ons toegang en tijd gaven om surveys onder hun studenten af te nemen; Isabel Awad zijn we meer dan erkentelijk voor haar coördinerende en kritische lezersrol; Liesbeth Hermans, Nico Drok en Folker Hanusch bedanken we voor de stimulerende gesprekken tijdens dit onderzoek.

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernadette Kester ◽  
Nel Ruigrok
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Training And Education ◽  
News Analysis ◽  
Tunnel Vision ◽  
Strong Focus ◽  
The Media ◽  
Journalism Students ◽  
New Generation ◽  
Personal Interests

Journalism students in The Netherlands: profile, motivation and role perception The general profile of the Dutch journalism student that emerges from the survey is quite consistent with international research. Using creativity and writing skills in a professional way are stronger motivations than the wish to contribute to democracy. Dutch students consider journalists as impartial providers of news (analysis) and stimulators of public debate. The watchdog role seems to be less popular. Striking is the conclusion that Dutch journalism students are not so much driven by idealistic motives, but merely personal interests. Only MA students who value the watchdog role of the media, stick to their idealistic motive. Feminization of the profession also reflects in training and education. As digital natives, with a strong focus on social media, we expect this new generation of journalists to search and find methods to avoid or fight the negative aspects of social media such as tunnel vision and fake news.

scholarly journals Mobile Social Media and the News: Where Heutagogy Enables Journalism Education

2017 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
pp. 322-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danielle Mulrennan
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Public Relations ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Communication Studies ◽  
Journalism Education ◽  
Traditional Teaching ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Broadcast Media ◽  
Traditional Teaching Methods ◽  
Journalism Students

Journalism schools are under pressure to look beyond traditional teaching methods to prepare students for the post-Internet, rapidly evolving news landscape. Heutagogy is a net-centric teaching method in which learners are highly autonomous and self-determined. In this article, Participatory Action Research theory was applied within a heutagogical framework to the redevelopment of a social media course for journalism students at AUT University, New Zealand. The findings form the basis of recommendations across the wider journalism curriculum, and there are also implications for other areas of communication studies, public relations, and online or broadcast media.

Social licence has changed. It is time to build trust with society using the tools of today

2019 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 615 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amber Johnston-Billings ◽  
Louise Pogmore ◽  
Mike Kaiser
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Investment Strategy ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Global Issues ◽  
Time To Build ◽  
Oil And Gas Companies

International oil and gas companies have poured significant resources into building social licence since the 1990s. Despite this extensive effort at a local community level adjacent to operations, social licence has not been consistently gained and broad-based community trust in the industry is lacking. This paper argues that social licence has not been achieved globally, because oil and gas companies have failed to respond directly and appropriately to the concerns of all stakeholders. We argue that while international oil and gas companies have largely been successful in achieving and communicating the benefits they bring at a local level, in terms of royalties, local community investment, jobs and even in environmental credentials, they have not achieved social licence because it is no longer granted by only local communities. It extends to a potentially more powerful group of largely urban dwelling broader society, enabled by technology, especially social media. A new way of communicating and operating is required if oil and gas companies want to avoid the loss of social licence in future. This article contends three distinct opportunities to strengthen social licence in today’s context: 1. Understand and use social media to proactively address the concerns of all of your stakeholders. This includes responding to societal and global issues, which no longer centre on the ‘jobs, taxes and philanthropy’ dialogue that has been the mainstay of oil and gas industry communications; 2. Stress the role gas has as an enabler of renewable energy development and penetration; and 3. Review your investment strategy in light of the scientific reality of climate change. To gain social licence in future, action will be required to follow the lead of some fossil fuel majors who have already moved to build a new world, decarbonised portfolio of the future.

scholarly journals Renegotiating the Journalism Profession in the Era of Social Media: Journalism Students From the Global North and South

2017 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
pp. 282-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaana Hujanen
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Journalism Ethics ◽  
African Students ◽  
Digital Journalism ◽  
Global North ◽  
Journalism Students ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
North And South

Relying on theories of journalistic ideals and critical discourse analysis, a case study was conducted to investigate how journalism students (re)define journalism ideals in the era of social media. Data were gathered from focus group interviews with European and African students participating in a joint journalism program. The results indicate that the renegotiation of journalism occurs in the discourses of open and collaborative journalism, accountable digital journalism, and challenging and contextualized journalism ethics, where an autonomous journalism profession moves toward collaboration with citizens. An accountable and transparent news process and public awareness of the need for journalism ethics are vital.

Digital Natives as Budding Journalists: College TV Stations’ Uses of Twitter

2018 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 306-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raluca Cozma ◽  
Tom Hallaq
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Digital Natives ◽  
Journalism Education ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Broadcast Journalism ◽  
Award Winning ◽  
Journalism Students

This content analysis examines how award-winning student-run TV stations use Twitter to promote their work and to communicate with followers on campus and beyond. As digital natives and budding professionals, broadcast journalism students should showcase some of the best practices in social-media use. Variables under scrutiny include levels of activity and interactivity on Twitter feeds, popularity of accounts, and focus of tweets. The findings are alarming and suggest that journalism education lags behind shifts in the industry.

scholarly journals Peran Kapitalisme Global Dalam Penyebaran Ideologi Radikal Di Media Sosial

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 126
Author(s):  
Ignasius Liliek Senaharjanta
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Global Network ◽  
Global Issues ◽  
Information Pattern ◽  
Radical Ideology ◽  
The Media ◽  
Political Globalization

The rapid development of information technology throughout the last few decades brings about a new color in the spread of information pattern. The availability of internet supported by the latest information technology, enables the media to spread information without limitation of space and time. Some issues addressed in this paper: how is the role of global capitalism in the spread of radical idelogy through social media? Furthermore, how is the inter-countries relation with regard to the spread of radical ideology? And what form of economy is created by the capitalisation of radical idelogy? Last but not least, what kind of actions being done by global network in order to advance security and to prevent the spread of radical ideology? The spread of radical ideology through social media has become study in contemporary global issues. This is because the relation of economy and political globalization is hardly separated. The economic gain of the global spread of radical ideology through social media will be qualitatively described in this paper. The act of spreading radical ideology using information technology brings benefit to the capitalist. Moreover, revolution of communication technology which also promotes globalization has raised awareness among nations: there is a problem that cannot be solved independently. Lastly, globalization also makes problem solving possible with the support of other countries.Keywords: Globalization, Radical Ideology, Social Media, Capitalism Global

scholarly journals Knowledge and assessment of crowdfunding in communication. The view of journalists and future journalists

Comunicar ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (43) ◽  
pp. 101-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Sánchez-González ◽  
María-Bella Palomo-Torres
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Medium Term ◽  
Direct Experience ◽  
Financial Independence ◽  
Start Up ◽  
The Future ◽  
On Line ◽  
Communication Sector ◽  
Journalism Students ◽  
Innovation And Entrepreneurship

In the context of the financial and credibility crisis, which currently permeates the communication sector, the future of journalism is going to be decided by the confidence of the audiences and their involvement and participation in journalistic processes and products. Based on online sociological surveys, this article explores the knowledge and experience of crowdfunding of Andalusian journalists and students of journalism. This approach gives citizens the power to decide, through their contributions, which projects will go ahead, and it has facilitated the start-up of micromedia and other innovative initiatives, including in Spain, especially due to the emergence in the last five years, of virtual platforms specialising in launching campaigns and social media which facilitate their spread. The results show that, although journalists and journalism students are familiar with the phenomenon of crowdfunding, there are training gaps and few of them have direct experience as initiators or funders of projects. However, the perception of the potential of this approach for innovation and entrepreneurship in journalism is positive, except for those issues related to the financial independence and viability in the medium-term of the projects which have been started. The use of students and journalists in the sample, moreover, allows us to outline the first prospective view of crowdfunding. Ante el contexto de crisis económica y de credibilidad que atraviesa el sector de la comunicación actualmente, el futuro del periodismo va a estar determinado por la confianza de las audiencias, su implicación y su participación en los procesos y en los productos periodísticos. En este artículo se explora, mediante encuestas sociológicas on-line dirigidas a periodistas y futuros profesionales de la información andaluces, el conocimiento y la experiencia que estos tienen sobre el llamado «crowdfunding» o micromecenazgo. Esta fórmula otorga a los ciudadanos el poder de decidir, mediante sus aportaciones, qué proyectos se materializan, y ha posibilitado ya el arranque de micromedios y otras iniciativas innovadoras, también en España, especialmente ante la eclosión, en el último lustro, de plataformas virtuales especializadas en lanzar campañas y de los llamados «social media» que facilitan su difusión. Los resultados muestran que, aunque periodistas y estudiantes de Periodismo están familiarizados con el fenómeno del crowdfunding, existen lagunas formativas y son pocos quienes cuentan con experiencia directa, como impulsores o financiadores, de proyectos. A pesar de ello, la percepción sobre el potencial de esta fórmula para la innovación y el emprendimiento en el ámbito periodístico es positiva, salvo cuestiones relacionadas con la independencia económica y la viabilidad, a medio plazo, de los proyectos arrancados. Contar con estudiantes y periodistas como parte de la muestra permite trazar, además, una primera visión prospectiva del micromecenazgo.

scholarly journals Internety się palą. O wybranych semiotyzacjach pożaru katedry Notre Dame

2019 ◽  
pp. 41-76
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Jankowska
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Global Issues ◽  
Amazonian Forests ◽  
Biblical Symbolism

The aim of the article is to analyse some online reactions to the Notre Dame fire, especially the content of social media. The fire has often been interpreted through biblical symbolism as a sign of God’s presence, a warning or even a punishment. At the same time, various information bubbles have used the opportunity to discuss some basic global issues, e.g. climate change, comparing the burning cathedral to the burning Siberian and Amazonian forests. There are also some examples of the pure netlore which can be seen as an element of the process of carnivalization – a way out from the apocalyptic narratives of any kind.

scholarly journals Journalism Students and Information Consumption in the Era of Fake News

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 338-350
Author(s):  
Santiago Tejedor ◽  
Marta Portalés-Oliva ◽  
Ricardo Carniel-Bugs ◽  
Laura Cervi
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Fake News ◽  
Political Interests ◽  
High Quality Information ◽  
Journalism Students ◽  
Multimedia Journalism ◽  
News Literacy ◽  
Technological Platforms

Technological platforms, such as social media, are disrupting traditional journalism, as a result the access to high-quality information by citizens is facing important challenges, among which, disinformation and the spread of fake news are the most relevant one. This study approaches how journalism students perceive and assess this phenomenon. The descriptive and exploratory research is based on a hybrid methodology: Two matrix surveys of students and a focus group of professors (n = 6), experts in Multimedia Journalism. The first survey (n = 252), focused on students’ perception of fake news, the second (n = 300) aims at finding out the type of content they had received during the recent confinement caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Results show that most of the students prefer online media as a primary source of information instead of social media. Students consider that politics is the main topic of fake news, which, according to the respondents, are mainly distributed by adult users through social networks. The vast majority believe that fake news are created for political interests and a quarter of the sample considers that there is a strong ideological component behind disinformation strategies. Nonetheless, the study also reveals that students do not trust in their ability to distinguish between truthful and false information. For this reason, this research concludes, among other aspects, that the promotion of initiatives and research to promote media literacy and news literacy are decisive in the training of university students.

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