Based on papers presented at a future of journalism conference held at Cardiff University in September, 2009.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Journalism education. Realigning journalism education / Donica Mensing -- What it means to work toward "excellence" in African journalism education / Guy Berger -- Journalism education at historically Black colleges : earning accreditation and preparing students for future challenges / Jerry Crawford II and Barbara B. Hines -- Missing the scoop : exploring the cultural and sociological influences of news production upon college student journalists / Robert E. Gutsche Jr. -- Journalism training. Making the world safe for "autonomy"? : the US initiative to reorient "foreign journalists" 1945-1970 / Marion C. Wrenn -- The limits to foreign funded journalism training in Africa / Anya Schiffrin -- Turkish journalists and ethical self-reflection through online training / Mine Gencel Bek -- The changing role of internships as newsrooms shrink and evolve : collaboration and intern-as-teacher / Leslie-Jean Thornton -- Global journalism : an emerging news style and an outline for a training program / Peter Berglez -- Journalism and employment. There's a "long tail" in journalism education, too / John Cokley and Angela Ranke -- Should editors prefer postgraduates? a comparison of United Kingdom undergraduate and postgraduate journalism students / Mark Hanna and Karen Sanders -- Help wanted : an examination of new media skills required by top US news companies / Debora Wenger ... [et al.] -- Passing through journalism? journalism as a temporary job and professional institutions in decline / Gunnar Nygren.