Where have all the young men gone? Gender imbalance in tertiary journalism courses

This project worked with groups of students who typically apply to tertiary journalism courses. Some students joined focus groups, some completed questionnaires, all had the opportunity to discuss their impressions of journalism and what might attract them to such a course. This research is set aga...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:01ef403bcbf847bfb413191efd571fec2021-12-02T10:34:34ZWhere have all the young men gone? Gender imbalance in tertiary journalism courses10.24135/pjr.v12i1.8441023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/01ef403bcbf847bfb413191efd571fec2006-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/844https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035 This project worked with groups of students who typically apply to tertiary journalism courses. Some students joined focus groups, some completed questionnaires, all had the opportunity to discuss their impressions of journalism and what might attract them to such a course. This research is set against published literature which highlights a gender imbalance in journalism courses but does not address it. The project reveals participants’ perceptions, largely based on the television news they see, determine their consideration of journalism as a career. It provides an insight into how young males view the news and the men who present it. Yvonne DensemAsia Pacific Networkarticlegender imbalancetertiaryjournalism educationCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 12, Iss 1 (2006)
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topic gender imbalance
tertiary
journalism education
Communication. Mass media
P87-96
Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
PN4699-5650
spellingShingle gender imbalance
tertiary
journalism education
Communication. Mass media
P87-96
Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
PN4699-5650
Yvonne Densem
Where have all the young men gone? Gender imbalance in tertiary journalism courses
description This project worked with groups of students who typically apply to tertiary journalism courses. Some students joined focus groups, some completed questionnaires, all had the opportunity to discuss their impressions of journalism and what might attract them to such a course. This research is set against published literature which highlights a gender imbalance in journalism courses but does not address it. The project reveals participants’ perceptions, largely based on the television news they see, determine their consideration of journalism as a career. It provides an insight into how young males view the news and the men who present it.
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title_full_unstemmed Where have all the young men gone? Gender imbalance in tertiary journalism courses
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