Relevance of philosophy in the wisdom of journalism schools

Authors

A. M. Merican, Mara Institute of Technology, Malaysia

Abstract

The journalistic fraternity is gradually becoming unenlightened technicians and scribblers of words rather than transmitters of thoughts. This article argues for a thorough philosophical grounding in students of journalism both through epistemological orientation and professional practice as fundamental prerequisites in understanding ideas, determining events and processes, developing intellectual perspectives and departing from the finite realms of the immediate.

Recommended Citation

Merican, A. M., Relevance of philosophy in the wisdom of journalism schools, Asia Pacific Media Educator, 1, 1996, 42-49.
Available at:https://ro.uow.edu.au/apme/vol1/iss1/5