Journalism Education ISSN: 2050-3903 Journalism Education The Journal of the Association for Journalism Education Volume Seven, No: One October 2018 Page 2 Journalism Education Volume 7 number 1 Journalism Education Journalism Education is the journal of the Association for Journalism Education a body representing educators in HE in the UK and Ireland. The aim of the journal is to promote and develop analysis and understanding of journalism education and of journalism, particu- larly when that is related to journalism education. Editors Mick Temple, Staffordshire University Chris Frost, Liverpool John Moores University Deirdre O’Neill Huddersfield University Stuart Allan, Cardiff University Reviews editor: Tor Clark, de Montfort University You can contact the editors at [email protected] Editorial Board Chris Atton, Napier University Olga Guedes Bailey, Nottingham Trent University David Baines, Newcastle University Guy Berger, UNESCO Jane Chapman, University of Lincoln Martin Conboy, Sheffield University Ros Coward, Roehampton University Stephen Cushion, Cardiff University Susie Eisenhuth, University of Technology, Sydney Ivor Gaber, University of Sussex Roy Greenslade, City University Mark Hanna, Sheffield University Michael Higgins, Strathclyde University John Horgan, Irish press ombudsman. Sammye Johnson, Trinity University, San Antonio, USA Richard Keeble, University of Lincoln Mohammed el-Nawawy, Queens University of Charlotte An Duc Nguyen, Bournemouth University Sarah Niblock, CEO UKCP Bill Reynolds, Ryerson University, Canada Ian Richards, University of South Australia Verica Rupar, Auckland University of Technology Prasun Sonwalkar, University of the West of England Linda Steiner, University of Maryland, USA Kate Wright, Edinburgh University Sonja Merljak Zdovc, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia Editorial Volume 7 number 1 Journalism Education page 3 Volume Seven number one: Contents Contributors 4 Articles From Newsroom to Classroom: exploring the transition from journalism prac- 7 titioner to journalism educator, Catherine Russell, University of Portsmouth and Sue Eccles, Bournemouth University, Cuban journalism students: between ideals and state ideology, Anne Natvig, 19 University of Oslo; Gendering Worcester News, Barbara Mitra University of Worcester; Leisa Tay- 29 lor, Women’s Equality Party; Coral Milburn-Curtis, Green Templeton College, University of Oxford; and Jem McCarron Women’s Equality Party; Autoethnography: A methodology to integrate professional and academic 39 learning in journalism education, Margaret Hughes, University of West Scotland, Comment Identity Crisis v Ethical dilemmas: The Struggle of practicing journalism in a 50 small hill town of India, Pradeep Nair; International journalism development, Kenneth Pratt 58 Book reviews 64 Breaking News: The Remaking of Journalism and Why it Matters Now by Alan Rusbridger, reviewed by John Mair; From the Back Page to the Front Page by Roger Domeneghetti, reviewed by Richard Keeble; Angela Phillips and Eiri Elvestad , Reporting Bad News: Negotiating the Boundaries Between Intrusion and Fair Representation in Media Coverage of Death by Sallyanne Duncan and Jackie Newton reviewed by Chris Frost Editorial Page 4 Journalism Education Volume 7 number 1 Contributors Barbara Mitra Dr Barbara Mitra is a Senior Lecturer in Media and Culture at the University of Worcester. She has varied research and teaching interests and has published on issues relating to gender, including newsreaders and gender. Her latest book was on Gender Construction in Kays Catalogue. Coral Milburn-Curtis Dr Coral Milburn-Curtis is an Associate Fellow of Green Templeton College, University of Oxford. She has a wide range of publications including those that focus on Entrepreneurial Leadership in News Organisa- tions. Leisa Taylor Leisa Taylor is the current branch lead for the Worcestershire branch of the Women’s Equality Party and is interested in issues relating to gender and politics. She is also a qualified youth worker and freelance youth work trainer. Jen McCarron Jem McCarron is the current data manager and branch deputy for Worcestershire branch of the Women’s Equality Party. She also has twenty years of communications experience including social media and mar- keting. Margaret Hughes Margaret Hughes is senior lecturer in journalism at the University of the West of Scotland, where she led the development of its first degree in journalism 15 years ago. Her doctoral thesis explored the development of journalism education within the academy and this continues to inform her current research activity. Catherine Russell Catherine Russell is a Senior Lecturer on the BA Hons Degree at the University of Portsmouth, where she delivers a range of journalism units. She is a former Fleet Street journalist and her current research focuses on the transitionary stage between the practice and the teaching of journalism. Sue Eccles Dr Sue Eccles is Principal Academic at Bournemouth University and has worked in HE since 1995. Her research focuses on the experiences of students as they transition into, through and out of Higher Education and the experiences of academics particularly in relation to effective leadership practice. She has experience of strategic management and leadership, as well as in-depth knowledge and understanding of education practice within HE. Anne Natvig Anne Natvig is a PhD candidate within the fields of journalism studies and anthropology. Her areas of in- terests are authoritarian countries, journalism, nationalism and Latin America. The PhD thesis she is writing is about journalism in Cuba, focusing on how state media journalists and journalism students cope with a changing media system. Editorial Volume 7 number 1 Journalism Education page 5 Kenneth Pratt Ken Pratt has a Ph (D) from Glasgow University for his novel Hunting Captain Henley. His post-doctoral work is published in The European Journal of Life Writing (University of Amsterdam). Ken’s journalism has appeared in The Sunday Times and The Guardian. He was a finalist at The Guardian International De- velopment Journalism awards for his reportage from Uganda/DR Congo. An ex-newspaper reporter Ken was previously a staffer at The Sunday Post in Glasgow and The Sunday Sun in Newcastle. Pradeep Nair Pradeep Nair (PhD 2003, University of Lucknow) is Professor of New Media at Central University of Himachal Pradesh, India. He is a communication researcher whose interests span new media, health com- munication, humanities and social science interface with new media, and mass media theory Editorial Page 6 Journalism Education Volume 7 number 1 Articles All papers in the Articles section are peer reviewed and discuss the latest research in journalism and journalism education. These are intended to inform, educate and spark debate and discussion. Please join in this debate by going to www.journalism-education.org to have your say and find out what others think. From Newsroom to classroom: Exploring the transition from journalism practitioner to journalism educator Catharine Russell, University of Portsmouth; Dr Sue Eccles, Bournemouth University Abstract For some years journalism has been in a state of transition and there has been much discussion around the causes of and solutions to the so-called ‘crisis’. This paper exam- ines the key thematic debates of the crisis and suggests that the industry’s ongoing state of flux has given rise to a parallel uncertainty - even disagreement - among scholars about journalism and journalism education’s Articles Volume 7 number 1 Journalism Education page 7 purpose and future. What becomes apparent is a gap in research around journalism academics themselves, many of whom are former practitioners; hitherto the focus has largely been on the journalism industry, the profession, education and the curriculum. We suggest that greater attention to the transition that takes place between be- ing a journalism practitioner and becoming an educator would provoke a deeper understanding of the role, value and views of the journalism academic in the context of an emerging industry and education landscape. Introduction Since the late 20th century, journalism has been in a state of transition - many would argue crisis - and there is a great deal of discussion in journalism and journalism education litera- ture about the effects and broader consequences of this on-going state of flux. There is much debate about ‘old’ versus ‘new’ in the context of technology; news content and how it is generated, delivered and consumed; media companies’ evolving business models; the higher education environment; and, not least, the role of the journalist. So intertwined are elements of the old versus new dichotomy that it is almost impossible to discuss one without alluding to another. This paper examines literature around a number of themes relating to the current journalism landscape and how this landscape is shaping the teaching of journalism studies within higher education (HE). Pivotal to this is the journalist-turned-educator who may have learned, lived and practiced as a journalist through recent decades of rapid change in the sector: both witness to, and participant in, an emerging new world. The transition of journalists from practice to education is, arguably, under researched and - as discussed in this paper - the tensions immanent in the transition are such that the move from practitioner to educator must provoke a shift in identity if the educator is to fully grasp the nuances of teaching journalism