Journalism Can Establish its Credentials—All it Takes is a Little Research. (June 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tanner, Stephen
• Is Part Of: Asia Pacific media educator. Volume 25:Number 1(2015:Jun.)
• Page Start: 41
• Page End: 47
• Publication Date: 2015-06
• Subjects: Journalist-academic -- publishing textbooks -- journal publications -- peer reviews -- investigative journalism; Journalism -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Journalism -- Study and teaching -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Journalism -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; Mass media -- Study and teaching -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Mass media -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; Mass media -- Research -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; 070.07105
• DOI: 10.1177/1326365X15575569
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1326-365X

Abstract

The critical difference between the academic and journalism research comes at the beginning. While the academic project is subject to scrutiny and approval by university-based ethics committees, the journalistic project is not subject to the same requirements. However, this should not serve to devalue the journalism relative to the academic alternative. For Journalism to establish its research credentials in academe it needs to do a better job at selling itself: at explaining not just what it does, but how it does it.