A new web site and a presentation of the 2008 survey (PDF)

The website for the project has moved and undergone a major update. In addition to a new look and address, all information on the site have been updated and expanded. And we hope to update this site more often from now on.

Note in particular the new section “Resources for teachers” where we will put presentations from the project. Of particular interest here should be a new presentation of results from the 2008-survey, which includes national comparisions of all the major variables in the survey and some selected slides on differences between the sexes. The presentation is available as a PDF, either in a full-color, full-page verison or in a more printer-friendly version with no backgrounds and two slides per page:

New Book: European Journalism Education

Several of the members of our group (Bjørnsen, Hovden, Ottosen, Ghersetti, Salokangas) are contributing in a new book describing the state of journalism education in various European countries:

Terzis, Georgios (2009).  European Journalism Education. Bristol, Intellect Books/UCP.

Nordic Journalism Students 2008: Data collection finished

The survey of Nordic Journalism Students for 2008 is now finished. The average response rate was 53%. The average response rate per institution was 62%, revealing major differences in response rates between institutions and countries (Bodø had the highest response rate at 90%).

Average response rates for the countries were: 39% (Finland), 58% (Sweden), 67% (Norway) and 48% (Denmark). In particular, two schools contribute a lot to the relative low response rate: Tammerfors (26%) and Odense (29%). Also, three other schools have a response rate below fifty percent: Jÿvaskÿla (45%), Södertörn (48%), Gimlekollen (47%) and Roskilde (48%). We will look into the resons for the low response rate in Tammerfors and Odense.

Overall, however, with a total response from 2183 students, we are convinced that this data material offer exciting possibilites for cross-national research on the recruitment and professional ideals and aspirations of the Nordic Journalism Students. We also like to thank our partners at the participating schools for the contribution to making this survey possible, and of course – the students.