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View Or Download the Full Journal As A Journalism Education ISSN: 2050-3903 Journalism Education The Journal of the Association for Journalism Education Volume Eight, No: One October 2019 Page 2 Journalism Education Volume 8 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 Sallyanne Duncan, University of Strathclyde 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, 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 1 Journalism Education page 3 Volume Eight number one: Contents Articles Telling tales together: creating good collaborations between journalism and 6 computer science students. John Price and Lee Hall, Centre for Research in Media and Cultural Studies, University of Sunderland A three-way intersection to The Junction: publishing opportunity, aspiration 17 and reticence of journalism students at an Australian regional university Janet Fulton, Paul Scott, Felicity Biggins, Christina Koutsoukos. University of Newcastle, Australia, The boundaries of belonging: journalist interns’ workplace learning experienc- 27 es across communities of practice Maarit Jaakkola, Tampere University Representation of British footballers in the press: private versus public perfor- 40 mance Maria Dot Grau and Lily Canter, Sheffield Hallam University Conference proceedings Doing it for real: a study of experiential and situated learning approaches in 49 teaching journalism practice Myra Evans, University of West England Media Literacy vs Fake News: fact-checking and verification in the era of fake 59 news and post-truths Karen Fowler-Watt and Julian McDougall, Centre for Excellence in Media Practice at Bournemouth University, UK. Mapping the HE news literacy landscape in the UK Fran Yeoman, Liverpool 69 John Moores University and Kate Morris, Goldsmiths, University of London Private Eye Polly Fillers assisting students who seek to write personal stories 79 Victoria Neumark Jones, London Metropolitan University Challenging Neoliberalism: standing up for the ‘academic’ in the study of jour- 83 nalism Margaret Hughes, University of West Scotland, Deirdre O’Neill, independ- ent researcher Reviews 92 All Out War: The Full Story of Brexit by Tim Shipman reviewed by Tor Clark; Anti-Social Media? The Impact on Journalism and Society edited by John Mair, Tor Clark, Neil Fowler, Raymond Snoddy and Richard Tait and reviewed by Paul Lashmar; Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward, reviewed by John Mair; Ethical Reporting of Sensitive Topics, edited by Ann Luce reviewed by Richard Keeble. EditorialArticles Page 4 Journalism Education Volume 8 number 1 Contributors Felicity Biggins Felicity Biggins is a lecturer in communication in the School of Creative Industries at the University of Newcastle in NSW, Australia, where she has been teaching journalism and radio for ten years after 30 years as a journalist in both print and broadcast. She is in her final doctorate year at Deakin University, where she is researching how readers respond to works of literary journalism and what impact that has on the genre’s claims to truth telling. Her other research interests are journalism education and the future of journalism. Her research has been presented at conferences in Australia and New Zealand. Lily Canter Lily Canter is a senior lecturer in journalism at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. She teaches on a range of practical and academic modules including digital journalism, podcasting, research methods and journal- ism issues. Her research interests include local and hyperlocal media, digital journalism, social media and journalism training. She also works as a freelance money, health and lifestyle journalist writing for a diverse range of publications including the South China Morning Post, The Guardian, The Sun, Moneywise and Vegan Living. Myra Evans Myra Evans is a senior lecturer of journalism at the University of West England, UK and is the faculty aca- demic director for inclusive and practice-oriented curriculum for ACE. She is a senior fellow of the Higher Education Academy teaching advanced broadcast journalism and is a tutor on the university’s Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Professional Practice. She has more than 20 years experience in journalism and before joining UWE she worked as a video journalist for ITV West. She also worked on local newspapers and as a communications officer for the University of Bath. Karen Fowler-Watt Karen Fowler-Watt is research theme lead for journalism education in the Centre for Excellence in Media Practice at Bournmouth University, UK. As a BBC journalist, she worked in the Middle East, Northern Ire- land, and the United States. Her research focuses on questions of empathy and voice with specific interest in journalism education, trauma awareness, and conflict reporting. She works with the Salzburg Academy on Media & Global Change. Her new book (co-edited with Stephen Jukes), New Journalisms: Rethinking practice, theory and pedagogy was published by Routledge in August 2019. Janet Fulton Janet Fulton is a Senior Lecturer in Communication and Media at the University of Newcastle in Australia and teaches and researches in the area of journalism, journalism education, the future of journalism, social media, work-integrated-learning, and creativity and cultural production. Janet’s research in these areas has been published in books and journals and presented at national and international conferences. Janet’s latest book is Educating for Creativity within Higher Education: Integration of Research into Media Practice, published in 2018 by Palgrave MacMillan UK. Maria Dot Grau Maria Dot Grau originates from Spain but came to the UK to complete a BA (Hons) Journalism at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. Her interest in sport led her to write a dissertation on the representation of football players in the British media. Following graduation she now works as an editorial assistant for DAZN, a global sports streaming company. Lee Hall Lee Hall leads the School of Media and Communications at Sunderland University, UK. He manages subject areas across media, journalism, performance and social media management supporting the staff in deliver- ing excellent learning experiences, world-leading research and in growing outstanding links to industry. 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. EditorialArticles Volume 8 number 1 Journalism Education page 5 Maarit Jaakkola Maarit Jaakkola, PhD, associate professor, is a lecturer in journalism at the Faculty of Information Technol- ogy and Communication Sciences (ITC) at Tampere University in Finland, as well as a researcher and the assistant director at the Nordic Information Centre for Media and Communication Research NORDICOM at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. Currently, she is also the chair of the Nordic Collaboration Committee for Journalism Education and the coordinator of journalistic internships at Tampere University. Jaakkola’s research interests are focused on the ‘signature pedagogies’ of journalism, journalistic profes- sionalism, specialised journalism and aspects of cultural intermediation. Christina Koutsoukos Christina Koutsoukos lectures in Journalism in the School of Creative Industries at the University of New- castle, Australia. Her teaching expertise is backed by more than two decades experience in broadcast jour- nalism. Her research interests include: journalism education with an emphasis on skills for best practice journalism; specialised reporting expressly religion and its impact on society; and maintaining interest and funding in investigative journalism at a time of financial and moral challenge for the journalism sector. Julian McDougall Julian is professor in media and education and head of the Centre for Excellence in Media Practice at Bournemouth University, UK. He is editor
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