Journalism Education in India: The Widening Gap Between Research and Practice. (December 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sinha, Aditya; Basu, Debabrata
• Is Part Of: Asia Pacific media educator. Volume 30:Number 2(2020:Dec.)
• Page Start: 200
• Page End: 210
• Publication Date: 2020-12
• Subjects: Globalization -- journalism research -- journalism education -- India; 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: 10.1177/1326365X20970419
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1326-365X

Abstract

This article is based on reviews of studies in the field of journalism education in India after the proliferation of the Internet, particularly after the year 2010. The journalism practices have undergone a significant change in the past two decades, with the enabling of new information technologies, resulting in increased feedback from the audiences as well as globalized education opportunities for the content creators. The article is based on the content analysis, using grounded theory as the qualitative research method, to identify various themes in journalism researches, from Indian universities during the same period. The implications of the results suggest that there is a wide gap between the research conducted in the educational institutions and the prevailing pattern in the journalism industry in the country.