ERIC Number: EJ1479816
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Sep
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ISSN: ISSN-1077-6958
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The Broadcast Journalism Capstone Experience: An Updated Overview
Chinwendu Praise Akalonu1; August E. Grant1
Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, v80 n3 p284-298 2025
This study updates the current state of Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (ACEJMC)-accredited journalism and mass communication broadcast capstone programs, building on the foundational 2012 study by Tanner, Forde, Besley, and Weir. It examines significant practices and adaptations to major media technologies within broadcast journalism capstone courses. Through a survey of capstone faculty in 70 U.S. ACEJMC-accredited programs, the findings reveal notable changes within broadcast and journalism capstones, including a reduction in the number of programs offering a broadcast capstone course and a theory-practice divide in capstone education. The study also offers actionable insights to inform pedagogical practices in broadcast journalism and mass communication capstone education.
Descriptors: Journalism Education, Capstone Experiences, Theory Practice Relationship, Programming (Broadcast), College Faculty, Teacher Surveys, Accreditation (Institutions), Teaching Methods, Program Descriptions, Educational Change, Mass Media, Information Technology
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Author Affiliations: 1University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA