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Teaching public affairs to student journalists using Bourdieu’s field theory
Richard Fern 
Journalism Education, Volume: 12, Issue: 1, Pages: 59 - 70
Swansea University Author:
Richard Fern
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Abstract
The paper addresses Public Affairs as a subject taught to student journalists. To do so, it describes the current context of journalism, and the role of public relations. It shows how the public relations in its most recent iterations–notably populism–are challenging journalistic norms, and how trai...
| Published in: | Journalism Education |
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| ISSN: | 2050-3903 2050-3903 |
| Published: |
UK
Association of Journalism Education
2023
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa67722 |
| Abstract: |
The paper addresses Public Affairs as a subject taught to student journalists. To do so, it describes the current context of journalism, and the role of public relations. It shows how the public relations in its most recent iterations–notably populism–are challenging journalistic norms, and how training in public affairs for student journalists is failing to prepare them. It cites a small case study of an environmental protest and its coverage in regional press, to show how public relations practice can impact upon coverage. The study proposes Bourdieu’s Field Theory as a pedagogical tool in helping student journalists understand the complexities of public affairs and its reporting. |
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| Keywords: |
Journalism, Public Affairs, Bourdieu, Power Structures |
| College: |
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Funders: |
None |
| Issue: |
1 |
| Start Page: |
59 |
| End Page: |
70 |