Conference paper

Newspapers in Education and Building Democratic Citizens

Aralynn Abare McMane ; Director of Educational Programs World Association of

Abstract

The World Association of Newspapers, which represents 17000 newspapers, places
great importance on Newspapers in Education and young reader programs as a vital
way to increase reading among young people, heighten their sense of the vital importance
of newspapers in democratic society and – the organization readily admits – encourage
them to become newspaper readers. Indeed these projects constitute one of
the organization's four main activity sectors, along with marketing and management
activities, press freedom development work and activities for editors in chief. In more
than 50 democracies worldwide, schools and newspapers have created partnerships
that help a new generation of citizens learn the importance of press freedom and journalistic
ethics. Such programs encompass two overall kinds of tasks: use of newspapers
in a classroom and the real, if temporary, journalistic experience for young people.

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Hrčak ID:

26306

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/26306

Publication date:

12.12.2000.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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