Asia Pacific Media Educator
Abstract
Cafarella has written what amounts to a wake-up call for many journalism educators (in this issue, page 6). Her paper will have varying degrees of relevance for different educators and different institutions. In some instances, she may well be reflecting the viewpoints of particular educators in particular situations but these same educators, because of institutional pressures and the very pressures of time and limited resources that Cafarella discusses in a suburban newspaper setting, are unable to implement their heart’s desire. For example, they may want to do all the things Cafarella cited, but to meet the academic requirements of their institution as opposed to the training needs of their students they must achieve a balance between the practical and the theoretical, between their own teaching and research performance, and they must be able to cope with the marking load they generate by creating endless practical assignments.
Recommended Citation
Kirkpatrick, R., Are community newspapers really different?, Asia Pacific Media Educator, 10, 2001, 16-21.Available at:https://ro.uow.edu.au/apme/vol1/iss10/3
