21 Century Journalist

Training the next generation of journalists........ PROGRESS OF JOURNALISM SCHOOLS AND DIGITALIZATION

Not so long ago, the business model for television networks around the world was simple: produce programs, broadcast them across a national network of owned and affiliated stations to a mass audience, and sell access to audience and advertisers based on viewership.

Today however, the situation is much more complex and is likely to become more complex. What was previously considered “television content” is now received by anybody, piped on demand over the Internet, downloaded to mobile devices and syndicated around the globe. Such changes are having a profound effect on the structure, dynamics and the future of the global broadcast television industry, both private and public.

To crown it all DIGITAL TRANSITION IS GOING ON ALL AROUND THE WORLD. How prepared are you to meet the challenges, how equipped are you to tackle digitalization and its brother, globalization?

The aim is to meet “the pressing demand for skilled, can-do digital journalists on network television, cable, and the Internet”.

The setback is,“do we have qualified people teaching others" is it people who can not explain Podcasting in simple English, or people who haven't heard of webisode, iPhone, iPod, iTunes, mobisode, Twitter, youtube, tagged, amongst others?

As the world is moving so should journalism of all profession should move with it if not ahead. Nowadays, employees don't look at your certificate(especially in Nigeria). A first class graduate is just one of the so many people that passed out of the university because they are aware that the World is now ahead of the class which use to be the reverse before now.

As journalist, do not allow you lecturers to teach you what use to be in their days, try and see what your counterparts in other parts of the world are up to and try to measure up. The world is moving at a jet speed, if you don't join the race you will be left behind with the oldies.


Twenty-First Century Skills needed by Journalists

1. Digital Age Literacy—Today’s Basics

Basic, Scientific, and Technological Literacy.

Visual and Information Literacy

Cultural Literacy and Global Awareness


2. Inventive Thinking—Intellectual Capital

Adaptability/Managing Complexity and Self-Direction

Curiosity, Creativity and Risk-taking

Higher Order Thinking and Sound Reasoning

3. Interactive Communication—Social and
Personal Skills

Teaming and Collaboration

Personal and Social Responsibility

Interactive Communication


4. Quality, State-of-the-Art Results

Prioritizing, Planning, and Managing for Results

Effective Use of Real-World Tools

High Quality Results with Real-World Application

If you have the above listed Skills, then you are ahead of the world, otherwise............