The Pre-Socialization of Future Journalists: An examination of journalism students’ professional views in seven countries

C Mellado; Folker Hanusch; M L Humanes; S Roses; F Pereira; L Yez; S De León; M Márquez; F Subervi; V Wyss

doi:10.1080/1461670X.2012.746006

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The Pre-Socialization of Future Journalists: An examination of journalism students’ professional views in seven countries

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The Pre-Socialization of Future Journalists: An examination of journalism students’ professional views in seven countries

C Mellado, Folker Hanusch, M L Humanes, S Roses, F Pereira, L Yez, S De León, M Márquez, F Subervi and V Wyss

Journalism Studies, Vol.14(6), pp.857-874

2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/1461670X.2012.746006

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comparative

journalism education

professional views

professionalization

role perception

students

While the role of university journalism education in the professionalization of journalists has been extensively debated, systematic and comparative studies of journalism students are still scarce. This paper reports the findings from a comparative study of journalism students in seven countries: Australia, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland, and the United States. The data show a number of similarities, but also important differences between pre-professional cultures in journalism around the world. The findings are in line with recent conceptualizations of media systems, although some variations and particularities are observed at the country level. While students in all countries reject a loyal approach and favor a citizen-oriented role, they also do so to different extents. Brazilian and Chilean students believe in the citizen-oriented and watchdog roles, whereas their counterparts in Australia, Switzerland, and the United States favor the consumer-oriented approach to a greater extent. Mexican and Spanish students, on the other hand, while supporting the citizen-oriented role, reject the loyal role comparatively less than the rest of the countries.

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Title: The Pre-Socialization of Future Journalists: An examination of journalism students’ professional views in seven countries
Authors: C Mellado (Author) - University of Santiago, Chile
Folker Hanusch (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
M L Humanes (Author) - Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain
S Roses (Author) - Universidad de Ma´laga, Spain
F Pereira (Author) - Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil
L Yez (Author) - Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Chile
S De León (Author) - Universidad Auto´noma de Aguascalientes, Mexico
M Márquez (Author) - Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
F Subervi (Author) - Texas State University, United States
V Wyss (Author) - Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
Publication details: Journalism Studies, Vol.14(6), pp.857-874
Publisher: Routledge
Date published: 2013
DOI: 10.1080/1461670X.2012.746006
ISSN: 1461-670X
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450237502621
Output Type: Journal article

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