LASA/EANLAS: Rethinking Trans-Pacific Ties: Asia and Latin America

Journalism and Communication Studies in Latin American and Asian universities. Competences and emotions in courses.

• In Event: Media and Journalism in Asia and LAC

Abstract

In this descriptive study, fourteen curricula in Communication and Journalism in Latin American and Asian universities are analyzed, focusing on their approach to emotion. There is evidence to suggest that journalists themselves are highly aware of the emotional impact of their work on their audiences, and this is increasingly acknowledged by scholars around the world (Wahl-Jorgensen, 2019). Other studies pointed out that journalists managed their emotions as a part of ‘acting professionally’ and that objectivity was part of this (Hopper and Huxford, 2015) . For this reason our study is composed of in-depth interviews with teachers and career directors. From a quantitative and qualitative perspective, we analyze objectives, competences, subject areas, type of courses and distribution in the curriculum. We look to identify best practices, take into consideration trends in curricula design and verify an approach to knowledge of emotion management when working in journalism and communication.

The results of this study will allow us to ascertain which universities offer curricula with a predominance of optional courses that guarantee basic humanist training for the student, and which in turn emphasize the area of emotions.

Authors

• Carolina Escudero, University of Missouri

• Santiago S Tejedor Calvo