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Abstract
Despite the proliferation of mobile devices, there is limited awareness of how journalism students are prepared for the evolving nature of the workplace in regard to mobile devices and how journalism professionals utilize this technology in daily routines. This study examines how journalism educators, students, and practitioners embrace the proliferation of rapidly growing mobile technologies in the United States. The study finds that challenges lie ahead for both journalism professionals and scholars as media ecology expands current capabilities and redefines work routines, from funding technologies and gauging ways audiences use new technologies to selecting hardware and software that make reporting relevant.
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Author Biographies
Pamela E. Walck (PhD, Ohio University – E.W. Scripps School of Journalism) is an assistant professor of journalism and multimedia arts in the McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts at Duquesne University. Her research examines media representations of race and race relations during World War II. She also studies social media practices and its influence on traditional newsroom routines.
Sally Ann Cruikshank is an assistant professor of journalism in the School of Communication and Journalism at Auburn University. Her research examines press freedom in post-conflict and post-genocide societies. She also conducts research on the impact of Twitter and other social media outlets on traditional news dissemination models.
Yusuf Kalyango Jr. (PhD, University of Missouri – School of Journalism) is an associate professor and director of the Institute for International Journalism in the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University. He is author and co-editor of three scholarly books, a Fulbright Specialist, consultant, and editor of the International Communication Research Journal, a peer-reviewed publication of the International Communication Division of AEJMC.
