Teaching journalism and media

About this episode

Dr. James Mahon discusses the evolving landscape of journalism education and his experiences in the media industry.

Dr James Mahon teaches at the Open University and has previously worked for the University of Stirling, University of Glasgow and University of the West of Scotland. His doctoral and postdoctoral work explores digital media and mobile journalism and here talks about how the industry is changing and how teaching needs to change at the same time. James has also worked extensively as a TV and radio reporter and presenter and shares his experience of a zig-zag 'career'. If you want CV advice or help with cover letters and interviews then mentoring sessions are available via the website . There are 6 pages of media jobs to browse and there is also a WhatsApp channel for job alerts. If you have any questions about media careers or a story that you would like to share about job hunting, then please get in touch. More details about The Media Mentor can be found here . For all the latest job listings head here . To get alerts on media jobs as they drop follow the MM WhatsApp channel here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Guest: Dr James Mahon

Topics covered

• journalism
• media
• digital media
• mobile journalism
• education

Keywords

• career advice
• media jobs
• mentoring
• job hunting

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Open University

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