Open School of Journalism Conducts Survey on Journalism Education

New York, NY, December 10, 2016 --(PR.com)-- Today, Open School of Journalism, a leading online journalism school, published interesting results of an online survey on how to improve journalism education. 1,815 journalists and journalism educators took part in the survey which was carried out between February 9, 2016 and August 30, 2016.

What do future journalists consider important to ensure that journalism training is future-proof and of high quality? Open School of Journalism (OSJ) carried out a worldwide online survey over a time period of 6 months in order to find out important elements of journalism training and how journalism education can be improved. The results on https://www.openschoolofjournalism.com/improving-journalism-education give a great overview of Do’s and Don’ts in Journalism Education.

The majority of respondents (80%) lean towards a combination of a theoretical and practical education – an approach also adopted by OSJ. More than 80% consider journalism educators who worked for notable or first-class media as (very) important. A vast majority thinks that independence from political parties, media companies and the like is of high importance as well. An overwhelming majority (98%) is very content with current characteristics provided by OSJ, such as feedback from teachers/tutors and flexibility. Social media, objectivity vs. unbiased reporting, and keeping up with technology (cross-media) represents a (very) big challenge for a majority of 80%. Methods of research/inquiry is still considered the most important topic or skill (94%) to be taught at a journalism school.

Open School of Journalism is a leading online journalism school. It is independent from media organizations, political parties, churches and other interest groups. OSJ students get a journalism education at ISCED Level 4 (post-secondary education). It has a state authorization from the ZFU State Central Agency of Distance Education in Germany.