Document Type

Journal Article

Faculty

Faculty of Education and Arts

School

School of Communications and Arts

RAS ID

15789

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This is an Author's Accepted Manuscript of: Cullen, T., Stewart, H., Williams, M., Johnston, M., Phillips, G., Mulligan, P., Bowman, L., Meadows (2012).Indigenous Voice Closing the Gap and Putting Communication for Social Change into Practice. Asia Pacific Media Educator 22(1), 55-67. Copyright © 2012 Asia Pacific Media Educator. Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications. Available online here

Abstract

Australian journalism schools are full of students who have never met an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and who do not know their history. Journalism educators are illequipped to redress this imbalance as the large majority are themselves non-Indigenous and many have had little or no experience with the coverage of Indigenous issues. Such a situation calls for educational approaches that can overcome these disadvantages and empower journalism graduates to move beyond the stereotypes that characterise the representation of Indigenous people in the mainstream media. This paper will explore three different courses in three Australian Tertiary Journalism Education Institutions who use Work Integrated Learning approaches to instil the cultural competencies necessary to encourage a more informed reporting of Indigenous issues. The findings from the three projects illustrate the importance of adopting a collaborative approach between the industry, the Indigenous community and educators to ensure a significant impact on the students’ commitment to quality journalism practices when covering Indigenous issues.

DOI

10.1177/1326365X1202200106

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