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Why history now?

Published:2020-11-01 Issue:2 Volume:42 Page:163-179
ISSN:0810-2686
Container-title:Australian Journalism Review
language:en
Short-container-title:australian journalism review

Author:

Van Heekeren Margaret¹^ORCID,Nolan Sybil²^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. The University of Sydney

2. The University of Melbourne

Abstract

This article considers the role and standing of the history of journalism and media within the academy in Australia. The authors trace developments in the field in Australia since the late 1990s, considering its characteristics, achievements and its disciplinary strengths and weaknesses. They observe the small nature of the discipline and its relatively low status within the academy and consider the implications for future scholarship. This is examined through an analysis of the teaching of journalism and media history in j-education programmes. They argue that journalism and media history still does not receive the recognition it deserves as an essential aspect of journalism education and as one of many disciplines within media and communications.

Publisher

Intellect

Subject

Communication

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