This study assesses journalism student motivations and role conceptions among Tunisian and US students to compare aspiring journalists in a country with well-established free-press norms to those in a transitional democracy with a recent history of authoritarianism. Results suggest that Tunisian journalism students are more interested than US journalism students in covering public affairs and using their work to fight social injustice. A Tunisian drive toward public-service journalism is consistent with these socially conscious inclinations.
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Bowe, B. J., Nielsen, C., Blom, R., & Kooli, A. (2024). Tunisian and US journalism students: A comparison of journalism degree motivations and role conceptions. International Communication Gazette. https://doi.org/10.1177/17480485241249000
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