In our own image? The socialisation of journalism`s new recruits
Oakham, Katrina Mandy 2006, In our own image? The socialisation of journalism`s new recruits, Australian journalism review, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 183-197.
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In our own image? The socialisation of journalism`s new recruits
This paper examines the role of a key group of primary refiners in the socialisation of new entrants to journalism: that is, the trainers, generally called cadet counsellors or editorial training managers. While the paper highlights the historical and structural tensions still current in the training of young journalists in Australia, it identifies the two main determining forces as technology and the increasingly virulent commercial imperative driving modern journalism. This paper also taps into continuing and current debates surrounding accreditation and professionalism. It confirms the fundamental identity crisis for trainers: should they confirm and consolidate current practice or be innovators and catalysts for change within the newsroom?
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