Closing the Gap: A Comparison of Journalism Education between Pakistan and the United States of America

Amir Ilyas
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Amir Ilyas: PhD Scholar, Institute of Communication Studies, University of the Punjab, Punjab, Pakistan.

Global Regional Review, 2019, vol. 4, issue 2, 32-41

Abstract: The current study is done with the objective to compare the professional values and competencies of journalism education in the USA and Pakistan. Elite interviews and content analysis were done to compare the curriculum standards defined by Accrediting Council on Education of Journalism and Mass Communication (ACEJMC) and the objectives defined in the Higher Education Commission (HEC) curriculum on mass communication. The finding of the elite interviews that were conducted from academicians and professionals from the USA and Pakistan showed that the gap between the professional values and competencies were minimal. Similarly, the findings of content analysis revealed that there are a lot of similarities in the professional values and competencies of journalism in both countries. Moreover, around half of the recommended books in the Pakistani curriculum was written by American authors. In interviews, the head of HEC curriculum committee clearly informed that they were following the American model.

Keywords: Journalism Education; Pakistan; America. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.31703/grr.2019(IV-II).04

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