Journalists as Media Educators

<p><b>Maarit Jaakkola offers a theoretically rich and ambitious approach to journalism literacy education, conceptualizing it in the context of established best practices as a future paradigm for audience engagement and development in the news industry of newswork and industry stakeholder collaborations in media organizations.</b><br><br>Building on existing traditions and research on newsroom–school collaborations, media and news literacy movements, and strategic communication for media and cultural organizations, Jaakkola regards journalism literacy education as a collaborative public pedagogy that plays a crucial role in the media education landscape. The book highlights the potentials and challenges of incorporating pedagogical activities into news media organizations’ strategic endeavors as inclusive boundary work.<br><br>Ultimately, <i>Journalists as Media Educators </i>demonstrates how journalists and news organizations can collaborate with schools, libraries, cultural organizations, and other media literacy actors to establish a stronger foundation for journalism’s role in society.</p>