Inquiry into the Demand for Visual Journalism Skills.

Autor/inn/en	Padellford, Phillip M.; Choi, Seong W.
Titel	Inquiry into the Demand for Visual Journalism Skills.
Quelle	(1988), (46 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Editors; Employment Qualifications; Graphic Arts; Higher Education; Job Skills; Journalism; Journalism Education; Media Research; Newspapers; Photography; Promotion (Occupational); Surveys + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Editor; Redakteur; Herausgeber; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Grafik; Grafisches Gestaltung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Produktive Fertigkeit; Journalistik; Journalismus; Medienforschung; Newspaper; Zeitung; Fotografie; Aufstiegsberuf; Berufsförderung; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung
Abstract	Assessing the demand for journalists educated and trained in graphics and photography, a study surveyed 172 editors and managing editors of newspapers ranging in circulation from less than 5,000 to more than 50,000. Surveys were administered to a stratified random sample of 420 newspaper editors in July 1986, with a 41% overall response rate. Questions addressed four areas: (1) visual journalism skills and understandings which editors need to perform well in their current staff positions; (2) visual journalism knowledge currently expected of entry-level journalists; (3) importance of visual journalism knowledge and skills for editors to enhance their careers; and (4) development of a working definition of visual journalism. Findings indicated that editors were largely responsible for the visual appearances of their newspapers. Also, entry-level journalists were expected to have some knowledge of graphics and photo editing principles, and editors agreed that having an understanding of and actual skills in graphics and photography were more important for career advancement than for getting a job in the first place. (Six tables of data are included, and copies of the survey cover letter, the visual journalism survey, a chart of the circulation of United States dailies, the "Graphics '83" brochure, and 19 footnotes are appended.) (MM)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC