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- Title
A Census of Statistics Requirements at U.S. Journalism Programs and a Model for a “Statistics for Journalism” Course.
- Authors
Martin, Justin D.
- Abstract
This essay presents data from a census of statistics requirements and offerings at all 4-year journalism programs in the United States (N = 369) and proposes a model of a potential course in statistics for journalism majors. The author proposes that three philosophies underlie a statistics course for journalism students. Such a course should (a) represent a statistics course with journalism, not a journalism course seasoned with a few statistics; (b) encourage awareness of error and skepticism of omniscience of official figures; and (c) cultivate statistical enthusiasts, not formulae repositories. Findings report students in just one fifth of U.S. journalism programs are required to take statistics, and none of those programs offer a course within their own academic unit that fulfills a traditional statistics requirement.
- Subjects
JOURNALISM education (Higher); JOURNALISM statistics; JOURNALISTIC errors; JOURNALISM students; AMERICAN journalism
- Publication
Journalism & Mass Communication Educator, 2017, Vol 72, Issue 4, p461
- ISSN
1077-6958
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1077695816679054