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Journalism Education ISSN: 2050-3903 Journalism Education The Journal of the Association for Journalism Education Volume Eight, No: Two Christmas 2019 Page 2 Journalism Education Volume 8 number 2 Journalism Education Journalism Education is the journal of the Association for Journalism Education a body rep- resenting 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, particularly when that is related to journalism education. Editors Sallyanne Duncan, University of Strathclyde Chris Frost, Liverpool John Moores 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, Ireland Margaret Hughes, University of the West of Scotland 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 EditorialArticles Volume 8 number 2 Journalism Education page 3 Volume Eight number two: contents Editorial Why should the REF matter to you? 6 ALCS - helping put the pounds back in your pocket 9 Articles Technology use in Canadian newsrooms: there’s social media and then every- 10 thing else, Aneurin Bosley, Carleton University, Ottawa Journalistic ethics: how do universities in the Czech Republic participate in 27 shaping students’ moral perception?, Anna Zunova, Institute of Comunication Studies and Journalism, Charles University, Prague How to teach War and Peace journalism: professional challenges when en- 42 countering propaganda and fake news, Elisabeth Eide and Rune Ottosen, Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet ) Challenges and opportunities for teaching data and statistics within journal- 55 ism education in Saudi Arabia: fostering new capabilities in the region, Fisal Alaqil, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia; University of Leeds and Jairo Lugo- Ocando, Northwestern University in Qatar More than a cliché? Futureproofing meaningful notions of professionalism in 67 journalism teaching, Ato Erzan-Essien, University of Chester Conference proceedings Drinking cheap wine with the lepers of Shadnipurum, Ken Pratt, University of 77 the West of Scotland Social Media: teaching truthful reporting, Victoria Neumark Jones, London Met- 85 ropolitan University Using single-platform social media newsdays in television journalism educa- 96 tion: a heutogogical approach, Katherine Blair, Leeds Trinity University The day students scooped the established media, Ivana Ebel and Alex Canner, 103 University of Derby Reviews Development Communication: Reframing the Role of Media, edited by Thomas 118 McPhail. Review by Muhammad Shahid Reading list: A selection of 2019 publications to consider for your bookshelf. 120 Style Guide 125 EditorialArticles Page 4 Journalism Education Volume 8 number 2 Contributors Fisal Alaqil Fisal holds a BA and MA (King Saud University, Saudi Arabia), and is a lecturer in the department of Mass Communication at King Saud University (Saudi Arabia), and a PhD researcher in the School of Media and Communication at the University of Leeds (UK). His current research explores the use of statistics by jour- nalists in the Arabian Gulf. He worked as a journalist for a Saudi newspaper. Katherine Blair Katherine is a former television presenter and reporter with MCTV in Timmins, CBOT in Ottawa, CBC in CornerBook and Happy Valley-Goose Bay. She spent twelve years at ITV Yorkshire at Calendar News and working as a producer/director in regional features and documentaries. She is Senior Lecturer and Broad- cast Journalism Programme Leader at Leeds Trinity University where she has taught since 2007. Aneurin Bosley Aneurin is an assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Communication at Carleton University. Mr. Bosley joined Carleton after 14 years as an editor at the Toronto Star. Much of that time was spent in digital, where Mr. Bosley worked extensively with interactive technologies. He has a Master of Journal- ism from Carleton and an Master of Arts in philosophy from the University of Ottawa. Before joining the Toronto Star, Mr. Bosley was the editor of The Internet Business Journal and a technology columnist on CBC Radio One in Ottawa. Mr. Bosley was also writer and co-producer for Paul Kane Interactive , a digital exhibit that was installed at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. Alex Canner Alex is a Senior Lecturer in Journalism at the University of Derby, specialised in broadcast media, teaching all aspects of writing, recording and editing techniques across TV, radio and Multimedia. He has a particular interest in the fast pace of breaking news and the way many different media platforms handle and broad- cast these types of stories to a wide demographic. He has a PGCert in Higher Education and is a fellow of Advance HE. Ivana Ebel Ivana is a Senior Lecturer in Journalism at the University of Derby working with undergraduate, masters, and PhD students. She has a broad international experience and holds a PhD in Communication and Media Sciences (Leipzig University - Germany); a Masters in Digital Media (Bremen University - Germany); a Bachelor in Communication Sciences – Journalism (Univali, Itajaí – Brazil), and a Post-Graduate Certifi- cate in Higher Education (PGCertHe – University of Derby – UK). Her research is concentrated on media convergence, digital storytelling, visual rhetoric and mobile media consumption. She is multilingual and has more than two decades of international industry experience. Elisabeth Eide Elisabeth is professor of journalism studies at Oslo Metropolitan University, and furthermore a writer and a journalist. She has published a large number of books and research articles on a variety of themes, such as conflict journalism, climate journalism, gender, journalism and diversity, and has received several awards. She has worked and travelled much in South Asia and the Middle East. EditorialArticles Volume 8 number 2 Journalism Education page 5 Ato Erzan-Essien Ato is a senior lecturer on the Journalism Programme at the University of Chester in the United King- dom where he has taught since 2005. His prior experience as a practising journalist included working as a newspaper reporter and sub-editor at local and regional newspapers in the north west of England, before becoming editor of The Big Issue in the North magazine – a publication sold by homeless people across the north of England. A fellow of the Higher Education Academy, he is currently undertaking a research PhD examining notions of professionalism in journalism law and ethics teaching. Jairo Lugo-Ocando Jairo holds a BA (Zulia University, Venezuela), MA (University of Lancaster, UK), and PhD (University of Sussex, UK), and is a Professor in Residence and Director of Executive and Graduate Education at Northwestern University in Qatar. His current research strands explores the use of statistics and quantita- tive data by the news media and particularly the use that journalists make of statistics and data to articulate news. He is author of seven books and more than 30 journal articles in the top referees’ journal in his field. He worked as a journalist, correspondent and news editor for several media outlets in Latin America and the USA. Victoria Neumark-Jones Victoria is a recently retired Associate Professor, Journalism, at London Metropolitan University, United Kingdom. For many years an education and arts journalist, she has worked mainly in print for national newspapers and periodicals. As a university teacher for the last 13 years, she has become passionately in- terested in helping to develop young people from disadvantaged backgrounds into the kind of questioning, informed journalists which the world needs today. Her students describe her as tough but fair and that they learn a lot from her. She lives in London. Rune Ottosen Rune is Professor emeritus in journalism at OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University. He has written exten- sively on press history and media coverage of war and conflicts. He is co-author with Stig Arne Nohrstedt of several books, the latest New War, New Medis and New War Journalism (2014). In 2010 he was one of the editors and co-author of the four volume Norwegian Press History, Norsk Presses historie (1767-2010). He is a vice-president of Norwegian PEN and a member of the Norwegian UNESCO-commission Ken Pratt Ken is Lecturer in Journalism at UWS (University of the West of Scotland). He was previously a news reporter and finalist at the Guardian International Development Journalism Awards for his disturbing report- age from DR Congo and Uganda. An ex-staffer on Sunday newspapers