The large numbers of enrolled students and insufficient technical equipment at the faculties of journalism in South East Europe have a crucial impact on the work of university professors. Leading media scholars from all over Europe discussed current challenges in education and compiled a set of recommendations in two workshops in Sofia on 28 March 2017. They shaped guidelines for universities and governments and commented on cooperation between universities and media outlets. In a third workshop, students from South East Europe shared their points of view how journalism programmes can be reformed.
The recommendations are available here.
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