Volume 9, No. 1

Volume 9, Number 1, 2019

EDITOR’S NOTE

by Cathy Strong

Enjoy reading the papers in this issue, as they are directly useful to those teaching mass communication.

As an example, one paper reports that a survey of working journalists indicates that even those working within the newsroom see Diversity as a concern. It also indicates that both younger and older journalists feel the media could cover local government more, and sports and entertainment less.

The Review below looks at a new online textbook on coding and recommends the e-book to instructors, whether they are new or experienced in coding. Being online, the text is easily accessible to students, and on their favorite device.

Educators supervising student professional experiences will find useful two research papers in this issue that focus on exactly what students gain, or not, in working at student run agencies or student newsrooms.

We appreciate the great work on each issue from the reviewers, copy editors, and authors. Thank you once again to the dedicated production staff of TJMC: Mitzi Lewis of Midwestern State University and Jon Bekken of Albright College.