Mixed Messages: An investigation into the discursive construction of journalism as a practice

Reardon, Sally

Abstract

© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Using the tools of discourse analysis, this research identifies the competing and sometimes contradictory public discourses around the requirements for the next generation of journalists—those of journalism educators, industry accreditation bodies, and of employers and journalists in the wider media landscape. Investigating and identifying the tensions in this debate may help all the parties to reflect on how the values and aims of the professional journalist are constructed and how this may impact on potential journalists entering education and the industry.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Mar 17, 2016
• Publication Date: Oct 2, 2016
• Deposit Date: Apr 6, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 27, 2016
• Journal: Journalism Practice
• Print ISSN: 1751-2786
• Electronic ISSN: 1751-2794
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 10
• Issue: 7
• Pages: 939-949
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2016.1168710
• Keywords: discourse analysis, journalism, journalism education, professional accreditation
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/922568
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2016.1168710
• Additional Information: Additional Information : This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journalism Practice on 12 April 2016, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/17512786.2016.1168710.
• Contract Date: Jun 27, 2016