How Community Service Can Help Educate Journalism Students

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2015-04-20

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PBS MediaShift

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Since 2010, I’ve been teaching a graduate class in Indiana University’s Journalism program, requiring that students complete 20 hours of service work in the community as part of their final grade. The reaction from students has been powerful. One student noted that the experience “made me examine my privilege in a way that was really uncomfortable for me.” Responses like this lead me to believe that service-learning should play a role in all journalism education programs.

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Metzgar, E.T. (2015). “How Community Service Can Help Educate Journalism Students.” PBS MediaShift. Available at: http://to.pbs.org/1bkpUJh

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