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An Examination of How Academic Advancement of U.S. Journalism Students Relates to Their Degree Motivations, Values, and Technology Use

Serena Carpenter, Anne Hoag, August E. Grant, and Brian J. Bowe

Journalism & Mass Communication Educator 2014 70:1, 58-74

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An Examination of How Academic Advancement of U.S. Journalism Students Relates to Their Degree Motivations, Values, and Technology Use

Serena Carpenter, Anne Hoag, August E. Grant, and Brian J. Bowe

Journalism & Mass Communication Educator 2014 70:1, 58-74

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An Examination of How Academic Advancement of U.S. Journalism Students Relates to Their Degree Motivations, Values, and Technology Use

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Serena Carpenter¹

1Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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, Anne Hoag²

2Penn State University, University Park, PA, USA
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3University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
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Brian J. Bowe¹

1Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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First Published September 24, 2014 Research Article

https://doi.org/10.1177/1077695814551834

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Volume: 70 issue: 1, page(s): 58-74

Article first published online: September 24, 2014; Issue published: March 1, 2015

Serena Carpenter¹, Anne Hoag², August E. Grant³, Brian J. Bowe¹

¹Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA

²Penn State University, University Park, PA, USA

³University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA

Corresponding Author: Serena Carpenter, School of Journalism, Michigan State University, Room 344, 404 Wilson Road, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA. Email: carp@msu.edu

Abstract

The newsroom is a powerful influence in a journalist’s identity formation. Research has yet to verify the socializing impact of academia. This research utilized the quantitative survey method applying it to undergraduate journalism students (n = 798) to assess how academic status relates to students’ degree motivations, life values, and technology use. The results show advancement is related to variations in perceptions of some degree motivations, which include perceiving journalism as a path to write and fame, but life values were not significantly different. The implication of this study suggests that academia may not have much impact on certain perceptions and behaviors.

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journalism students, motivations, values, media sociology, technology

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