The World Journalism Education Congresses are held under the auspices of the World Journalism Education Council, which is an informal coalition of 32 academic organizations [1]. involved partly or wholly in journalism education and is dedicated to advancement of the field by sponsoring congresses, conducting a global census and producing scholarship. Auckland congress follows highly successful congresses in Singapore (2007), Grahamstown, South Africa (2010) and Mechelen, Belgium (2013).
[1] They include: African Council on Communication Education (ACCE), Arab-U.S. Association for Communication Educators, Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC), Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), Association for Journalism Education (U.K.), Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication (ASJMC), Brazilian Society of Interdisciplinary Studies on Communication (Intercom Brazil), Broadcast Education Association (BEA), Canadian Committee for Education in Journalism (CCEJ), Chinese Journalism Education Association, Chinese Communication Association (CCA), European Journalism Training Association (EJTA), Global Network for Professional Education in Journalism and Media (JourNet), Israel Communication Association, Japan Society for Studies in Journalism and Mass Communication (JSSJMC), Journalism Education Association of Australia, Journalism Education Association of New Zealand, Journalism Research and Education Section International Association of Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), Journalism Studies Section, European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA), Korean Society for Journalism and Communication Studies, Latin American Association of Communication Researchers (ALAIC), Latin American Federation of Social Communication Schools (FELAFACS), Nigerian Association of Journalism and Mass Communication Teachers, Nordic Journalism Training Association, Philippine Association of Communication Educators (PACE), Russian Association for Education in Journalism, Russian Association for Film & Media Education, Saudi Association for Media & Communication, Scientific and Methodological Communication in Journalism and Information, South African Communication Association, and Theophraste Network. |
WJEC 2016 Organising Committee
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WJEC 2016 Steering Committee
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Professor
Desna Jury (chair), Pro-vice Chancellor, Dean of the Faculty of Design and
creative Technologies
Professor Joe Foote, President of the World Journalism Education Council Associate Professor Verica Rupar, Chair of the 2016 WJEC Steering Committie Dr Alan Cocker, Head of School of Communication Studies, AUT University Dr Helen Sissons, Journalism Curriculum Leader, AUT University Professor David Robie, Director of Pacific Media Centre, AUT University Lyn Barnes, Journalism programme, AUT University Bridget Galvin, Journalism programme AUT University Allan Lee, Journalism programme AUT University Danielle Mulrennan, Journalism programme AUT University Dr Allison Oosterman, Journalism programme AUT University Richard Pamatatau, Journalism programme AUT University Greg Treadwell, Journalism programme AUT University Dr Grant Hannis, Head of Journalism, Massey University Charles Riddle, Waikato Institute of Technology Tara Ross, University of Canterbury Professor Matt Ricketson, JERAA Presdent Professor Ian Richards, Australian representative in WJEC |
Verica Rupar (chair)
Desna Jury Joe Foote Alan Cocker Helen Sissons David Robie |
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