Is it Time to Reboot Journalism Education?
Join WJEC at the 7th Congress | August 8-10
Call for Syndicates
Submission deadline March 1, 2025 (23:59 Pacific Time)
“Is it time to reboot journalism education?”
What are Syndicates?
Syndicates are small, themed discussion groups that produce recommendations to help improve journalism education worldwide. They encourage all WJEC conference-goers to join themed discussion groups of their choosing. Each syndicate team is asked to analyze its topic and make recommendations for its colleagues across the globe. The discussion groups focus on some of the most urgent, important issues in journalism education today. Rapporteurs summarize the findings, and WJEC publishes them online and elsewhere when possible.
How does it work?
Each syndicate team is matched with an expert scholar, chair and rapporteur. Before on-site discussions begin, syndicate members receive their expert scholar’s background paper to bring them up to speed on their topic. During on-site discussions, issues are further discussed and concluded with specific recommendations. Each discussion is guided by a specific question, which helps it stay on task. Syndicate rapporteurs then write summary reports that are highlighted in the WJEC’s closing session and beyond.
With this call, we are seeking suggestions for syndicate topics.
To submit a syndicate topic and roleplayers, fill out the information in the link below (https://tinyurl.com/WJEC-Syndicate-Call).
For more information on the call for syndicates, contact syndicate chair, Elanie Steyn (elanie@ou.edu) or Verica Ruper (verica.rupar@aut.ac.nz)
*The World Journalism Education Council (WJEC) is a coalition of academic associations worldwide that are involved in journalism and mass communication at the university level. They include: African Council on Communication Education (ACCE), Arab-U.S. Association for Communication Educators, Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC), Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), Association for Journalism Education (U.K.), Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication (ASJMC), Brazilian Society of Interdisciplinary Studies on Communication (Intercom Brazil), Conférence des écoles de journalisme (CEJ), Broadcast Education Association (BEA), Canadian Committee for Education in Journalism (CCEJ), Chinese Journalism Education Association, Chinese Communication Association (CCA), European Journalism Training Association (EJTA), Global Network for Professional Education in Journalism and Media (JourNet), Israel Communication Association, Japan Society for Studies in Journalism and Mass Communication (JSSJMC), Journalism Education and Research Association of Australia (JERAA), Journalism Education Association of New Zealand, Journalism Research and Education Section International Association of Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), Journalism Studies Section, European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA), Korean Society for Journalism and Communication Studies, Latin American Association of Communication Researchers (ALAIC), Latin American Federation of Social Communication Schools (FELAFACS), Nigerian Association of Journalism and Mass Communication Teachers, Nordic Journalism Training Association, Philippine Association of Communication Educators (PACE), Russian Council for Journalism Education, South African Communication Association, French Speaking Journalism Schools, Theopraste Network, African Journalism Educators Network, Association of Communicators of Kyrgyzstan.