No. 3 (2016): Journalism Education in the 21st Century

The mission of the University and the exercise of Journalism intersect in a clear way in two moments: the research on Journalism and the training of journalists. Both take on a public dimension that calls for social co-responsibility that neither Journalism nor the University should duck. In the perspective with which we assume this discussion, the responsibility that the University and Journalism have towards their audiences, the responsibility towards democracy and the responsibility towards the exercise by citizens of their constitutionally enshrined Rights, Freedoms and Guarantees is at stake. If, in general, the Communication Sciences have seen their research constantly deepened and broadened, the same cannot be said about the studies on the training and teaching of Journalism which, as a result of their specificity and autonomy, tend to appear in more circumscribed contexts, more closed and not always sufficiently scrutinised. In addition to the scientific and pedagogical autonomy legitimately enjoyed by higher education systems, there is also the socio-professional autonomy of journalism. From the perspective we see it, the autonomy of these two fields is an essential condition of their freedom, but also a requirement for the development of their different normative presuppositions of social responsibility.