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Maarit Jaakkola offers a theoretically rich and ambitious approach to journalism literacy education, conceptualizing it in the context of established best practices as a future paradigm for audience engagement and development in the news industry of newswork and industry stakeholder collaborations in media organizations. Building on existing traditions and research on newsroom–school collaborations, media and news literacy movements, and strategic communication for media and cultural organizations, Jaakkola regards journalism literacy education as a collaborative public pedagogy that plays a crucial role in the media education landscape. The book highlights the potentials and challenges of incorporating pedagogical activities into news media organizations’ strategic endeavors as inclusive boundary work. Ultimately, Journalists as Media Educators demonstrates how journalists and news organizations can collaborate with schools, libraries, cultural organizations, and other media literacy actors to establish a stronger foundation for journalism’s role in society.

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This is a comprehensive work that explores the relationship between the production of information and its consumption at a defining moment for journalism. Drawing on the Nordic tradition, it offers valuable insights into audience empowerment and invites readers to consider the significance of journalism as a vital form of learning. * Paolo Celot, Founder and Director of EAVI, Media Literacy for Citizenship, Belgium * In this book Maarit Jaakkola explores the role of professional journalists in journalism literacy education. The author proposes a framework for specific journalism literacy education, distinguishing it from general media literacy. This framework aims to enhance understanding of journalism's role in society and promote informed news consumption. In a balanced style, Jaakkola presents journalism literacy education as a critical endeavour to combat misinformation, to enhance trust, and to improve the prospects of journalism in the evolving complex media landscape. With its comprehensive overview of theories and best practices of journalism literacy, using over six hundred references, ‘Journalists as Media Educators’ is a must-read for every scholar and practitioner in the field. * Nico Drok, Professor Emeritus of Media & Civil Society, Windesheim UAS, Netherlands *

This is a comprehensive work that explores the relationship between the production of information and its consumption at a defining moment for journalism. Drawing on the Nordic tradition, it offers valuable insights into audience empowerment and invites readers to consider the significance of journalism as a vital form of learning. * Paolo Celot, Founder and Director of EAVI, Media Literacy for Citizenship, Belgium * In this book, Maarit Jaakkola explores the role of professional journalists in journalism literacy education. The author proposes a framework for specific journalism literacy education, distinguishing it from general media literacy. This framework aims to enhance understanding of journalism's role in society and promote informed news consumption. In a balanced style, Jaakkola presents journalism literacy education as a critical endeavour to combat misinformation, to enhance trust, and to improve the prospects of journalism in the evolving complex media landscape. With its comprehensive overview of theories and best practices of journalism literacy, using over six hundred references, Journalists as Media Educators is a must-read for every scholar and practitioner in the field. * Nico Drok, Professor Emeritus of Media & Civil Society, Windesheim UAS, Netherlands *

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Maarit Jaakkola is an associate professor in the Department of Journalism, Media, and Mass Communication and Co-Director of Nordicom at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

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