{"id":431,"date":"2023-08-25T06:46:32","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T13:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journalismthatmatters.org\/engagingemergence\/?p=431"},"modified":"2023-08-25T07:27:32","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T14:27:32","slug":"how-do-we-remove-gates-in-journalism-education-training-institutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journalismthatmatters.org\/engagingemergence\/2023\/08\/25\/how-do-we-remove-gates-in-journalism-education-training-institutions\/","title":{"rendered":"How do we remove gates in journalism education\/training\/institutions?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Session hosts:<\/strong> Megan Lucero, Lillian Ruiz, Bernardo Motta
Session reporter:<\/strong> Megan Lucero
Participant list: <\/strong>Megan Lucero, Lillian Ruiz, Bernardo Motta, Julia Knoerr, Kat Nagasaura, Mantza Felix, Dylan Smith, Sadie Scott<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key points raised<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • We need accreditation for the future – “Currently the training is largely in what’s been done before, not in what’s needed to come”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Need to bring mentorship and to reach out to directly to those who don’t normally come through journalism training pathways + provide infrastructural support along the way<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • We have a free labor problem in dynamic with student journalists, which is part of a larger problem of unpaid publishing<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Debt accumulation is a problem when trying to get into the journalism industry<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • We need to \u2018deprofessionalize\u2019 the industry and equip people in new and creative ways. As a collective we need to link up so the skilling can match with newsroom roles and opportunities – sometimes even changing the language of the roles\/work\/accreditation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Why we joined this session<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    • “Too many walls”, “not enough bridges” (work on the Arizona and Mexico border but also applies in our newsrooms and institutions)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • “I wouldn’t be here without a grant that offered coverage on community health reporting in my community”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • “Appreciated being from the ‘outside world’ of the journalism industry because I could talk to my neighbors properly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • “Community health in different contexts is of interest to me\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • “Writing workshops in the library + photo workshops +co-reporting, don\u2019t want to set up people with unrealistic expectations\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • “Came through public media + J school but want to broaden who we partner with\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • “Changing how people are able to become reporters. I don’t have a degree. It’s a craft, doesn’t need to be a ‘profession’. Don’t need to go into debt to do this\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • “Ridiculous to go into debt for a job that doesn’t pay and ends up pushing people into higher paying jobs that don’t always align with values, etc.\u201d <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • “We are the problem (educators). We are meant to teach it and define the ethics in an unethical way – ivory tower creating a ‘profession’- harmful because it’s all about making money\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • \u201cProfessionally skirting along institutions that never broke though because of venture and philanthropy. Now, I ask how do we re-shape the definition of what journalism is  (and gain support) and make pathways for more grassroots growth\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • \u201cJournalism educators and students under attack for reaching journalism – journalism education that matters, need safety, care, ethics, education to report with care\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • \u201cEducation needing reflection – individualism, competition, plagued the newsrooms. We need a civic education ecosystem. Educators not jus in classroom\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • \u201cTake what journalism is and keep it connected to communities and committed to communities we serve – accountable (and responsible) \u201c<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      What’s needed:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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      • No more ‘us’ v ‘them’<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Need better representation at all levels of the newsroom so new reporters and our audience see themselves<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Would love for newsrooms to fund actual members of a community do their own local news assessments and community listenings (instead of outsiders)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • “We do have a voice!” It’s not ‘giving voice to the voiceless’ you just haven’t listening to amplified them<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Started from need, then went from fellowship to fellowship but my peer community has been the most useful, but I still don’t have sustainability tools<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Not just about how many students we have but how many educators are sharing and growing the knowledge<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • How many academic orgs are running programs in a community?!<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Need courses in being a digital citizen<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Systems thinking module always eye opening – opens minds to new doors<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Education has largely been focused on ‘news education’, not wider digital education, system and design education, etc. Some of the projects at the end can be a generation of new projects or simply skills that allow them to see whatever they do that they can be in service to their community<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • With accreditation, what do people and orgs need for validation?\n
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        • Doesn’t have to be a diploma, could be a proof of concept, letter of rec, etc. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • You don’t need to go through the uni process to be a journalist<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Problem of professionalization<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Expand title for the roles in newsrooms, so it reflects the accreditation – \u2018community ambassador, \u2018info hub captains\u2019, \u2018documenters\u2019<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • As a group of educators  and newsrooms, we can acknowledge and validate this work together<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Money\/grants to fund community members for these roles above – there is also gatekeeping in fundraising<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Convo around gatekeeping is around \u2018risk\u2019 but doesn\u2019t acknowledge risk that is already happening or redefining risk – \u201c the risk of a homogenous newsroom\u2019, the risk of not representing our communities , etc\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          A session on journalism education, highlighting the problems of training, accreditation, debt, and representation in the industry. The notes suggest some possible solutions, such as mentorship, community engagement, ethical standards, and alternative pathways for journalism careers. They reflect on the need to redefine journalism as a craft and a service to the community, and to create a civic education ecosystem that supports diversity and innovation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9030,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-431","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-admin","category-session-notes"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/journalismthatmatters.org\/engagingemergence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/journalismthatmatters.org\/engagingemergence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/journalismthatmatters.org\/engagingemergence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journalismthatmatters.org\/engagingemergence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9030"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journalismthatmatters.org\/engagingemergence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=431"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/journalismthatmatters.org\/engagingemergence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":463,"href":"https:\/\/journalismthatmatters.org\/engagingemergence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431\/revisions\/463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/journalismthatmatters.org\/engagingemergence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journalismthatmatters.org\/engagingemergence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=431"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journalismthatmatters.org\/engagingemergence\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}