Journalism Education ISSN: 2050-3903 Journalism Education The Journal of the Association for Journalism Education Volume Nine, No: One Spring 2020 Page 2 Journalism Education Volume 9 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 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 9 number 1 Journalism Education page 3 Volume Nine number One: Contents Contributors 4 Articles Going digital, not dying out: how universities are uniquely placed to 6 teach digital journalism survival skills by Ian Bucknell, University of Leeds Teaching responsible suicide reporting (RSR): using storytelling as a 18 pedagogy to advance media reporting of suicide by Sallyanne Duncan, University of Strathclyde and Ann Luce, Bournemouth University Cover price rises of regional newspapers accentuated decline in sales 32 as digital media grew between 2006-2016 by Richard Bowyer, Derby University Is it possible to get 100 at university? The flaws of the UK grading 48 system and its impacts on Journalism and Media assessments by Ivana Ebel and Alex Ward, Derby University Comment and Criticism Kovach and Rosenstiel’s Elements of Journalism: a foundational text or 58 a moment in history? by Ivor Gaber, University of Sussex Confessional journalism and podcasting by Kate Williams, University 66 of Northampton The new journalism education – teaching and learning during a pan- 74 demic The experience of moving our MA Broadcast News Days online: teaching resource- fulness and creativity by Emma Hemmingway, Nottingham Trent University MA student newsdays: Doing it for real in Covid’s new normal by Jonny Greatrex, Nottingham Trent University Seven points to consider when teaching journalism practice online by Zahera Harb, City, University of London Snappers turn to social documentary by Claire Wolfe, University of Worcester Books - this year’s publication 82 EditorialArticles Page 4 Journalism Education Volume 9 number 1 Contributors Richard Bowyer Richard is a Senior Lecturer in Journalism, specialising in print, newspapers and magazines, and online journalism but teaching right across all the courses Derby delivers, including online, print, both newspapers and magazines and social media. His research interest involve the changing face of the regional press, media law and ethics, Leveson, IPSO and journalistic standards. He has presented research papers at a number of conferences both in the UK and Europe. He has been a course and exam assessor for the National Council for the Training of Journalists and is a member of the British Society of Magazine Editors. Ian Bucknell Ian leads the Journalism programme at the University of Leeds. Before teaching he worked as a producer and video journalist at the BBC. In 2012, he won a Europe-wide award (CIRCOM) for Best Sports Pro- gramme for producing Yorkshire Olympic Dreams. Another highlight was filming, producing and directing a behind-the-scenes documentary called “Jessica Ennis: Golden Girl” for BBC One. He is a skilled all- rounder who can film, edit, report and produce factual television and digital journalism to broadcast stand- ard. His role at the university allows him to pass those skills on and prepare students for the varied chal- lenges of working in the media. Sallyanne Duncan Sallyanne is a Senior Lecturer in journalism at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. She researches me- dia reporting of trauma, death, bereavement and suicide, is co-author of Reporting Bad News, has published several journal articles and is working on a book on ethics for journalists. Additionally, she revised profes- sional guidelines on media reporting of mental health and suicide for the National Union of Journalists, has submitted evidence to the Leveson Inquiry, and gave evidence to the National Assembly of Wales’ suicide prevention inquiry, with Dr Ann Luce. 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. Ivor Gaber Ivor is Professor of Political Journalism at the University of Sussex, having previously held chairs in Jour- nalism at City and Bedfordshire universities and Goldsmiths College. Before joining academia he held editorial posts ranging from reporter to programme editor at BBC TV and Radio, ITV News, Channel 4 and Sky News. Jonny Greatrex Jonny is currently course leader for our MA in News Journalism. He teaches practical journalism skills across undergraduate and postgraduate courses. The modules he teaches include Data Journalism, Practi- cal Journalism and Social Media on undergraduate courses, and Newspaper Journalism Skills and Digital Production at postgraduate level. Jonny graduated from Nottingham Trent University with an MA in News- paper Journalism in 2007, securing a job as a trainee reporter at the Birmingham Post and Mail Group (now BPM Media) immediately after the course. At BPM he progressed to being a senior multimedia reporter, then a multimedia editor and, finally, digital development editor. In 2015, he joined Canterbury Christ Church University as programme director for BA Multimedia Journalism. He is a committee member and web editor for the Association of Journalism Education. EditorialArticles Volume 9 number 1 Journalism Education page 5 Zahera Harb Zahera is aSenior Lecturer in International Journalism. Her recent publications include an edited collection Reporting the Middle East: the Practice of News in the 21st Century (IB Tauris 2017) and a monograph Channels of Resistance: Liberation Propaganda Hezbollah and the Media (IB Tauris, 2011). She has pub- lished widely on Journalism and Politics in the Arab region and is co-editor of Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication. She has more than 11 years’ experience as a journalist in her native country Lebanon working for Lebanese and international media organisations and holds a PhD in Journalism Stud- ies and Political Communications from Cardiff University. She served as member to UK broadcast regulator Ofcom content board and is board member/trustee of Ethical Journalism Network. Emma Hemmingway Emma is a Senior Lecturer and the Course Leader for the MA Broadcast Journalism. She also teaches under- graduate modules on the BA Hons undergraduate degree, including celebrity journalism, research methods, media theory, ethics and documentary production. A bi-media journalist with 12 years’ experience with the BBC at regional, national and international levels in TV and radio production, reporting and network TV documentary production. She also worked as a BBC World Service Trainer in Ekaterinburg, Russia. Emma was awarded her PhD in 2007, has published several research articles, book chapters and a research mono- graph entitled Into the Newsroom published by Routledge. She is currently writing a book on Social Media and Actor Network Theory to be published by Global Press in 2021. Ann Luce Ann is an Associate Professor in journalism and communication at Bournemouth University, UK. She re- searches in the area of suicide and media and is author of The Bridgend Suicides: Suicide and the Media and Ethical Reporting of Sensitive Topics. She wrote two sets of guidelines for the World Health Organisation on the Reporting of Suicide, and Blogging Guidelines for Save.org as well. She currently is the Research and Media lead for the Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group and is a member of the National Suicide Preven- tion Alliance in the UK. Alex Ward Alex is a Lecturer