- ISSN: 2001-0818
- E-ISSN: 2049-9531
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f Exploring trends in journalism and the future of journalists
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By
Jairo Lugo-Ocando1
- Source: Journal of Applied Journalism & Media Studies, Volume 14, Issue 2, Jun 2025, p. 139 - 144
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- 10 Jun 2025
Abstract
In this edition we explore the challenges for journalism and the future of journalists, particularly in the context of the trend in new generations of younger people who no longer view journalism as a career option and in shifts in the ways that society now consumes its news. Further challenges arise in the light of recent political events that have seen concerted efforts by some to want to change history, geography and reality in order to accommodate their own ambitions and we therefore argue that now, more than ever, society needs good journalism. We suggest, however, that threats to journalism’s future are not necessarily external – they come from within. We need to think long and hard about what makes journalism relevant in the young public’s imagination. Whilst we cannot expect to answer these questions in this editorial, nevertheless in this edition we have six articles from authors who offer some very important insights into what is happening with both journalism education and journalism practice across the globe.
