1 00:00:05,550 --> 00:00:13,450 So today we are going to carry on with the evolution of journalism 2 00:00:13,650 --> 00:00:16,930 and how it is learned in the different institutions. 3 00:00:17,370 --> 00:00:22,890 So it seems that the biggest market today for journalism education is, 4 00:00:23,090 --> 00:00:27,710 of course, Asia, with countries such as Japan, China. 5 00:00:27,910 --> 00:00:32,670 And it seems that there, those who are more attracted to 6 00:00:32,870 --> 00:00:36,170 this kind of training, to this kind of profession, 7 00:00:36,550 --> 00:00:37,490 are more the elite. 8 00:00:37,690 --> 00:00:41,870 So here we see a clear contrast with what was the case in the past. 9 00:00:42,190 --> 00:00:46,770 In the past, we all saw last time that it was more the working class. 10 00:00:47,090 --> 00:00:51,470 And now in China, where it is very fashionable now to become a journalist, 11 00:00:51,670 --> 00:00:54,650 it seems that it is the elite that is more attracted. 12 00:00:55,470 --> 00:01:03,210 In the document I sent you, you will see on page 16 and 17 13 00:01:03,410 --> 00:01:09,010 that also the United States and 14 00:01:09,210 --> 00:01:10,850 Germany are mentioned. 15 00:01:11,370 --> 00:01:17,970 And it seems that what appears is that those who go for the training 16 00:01:18,170 --> 00:01:23,670 or for the profession of journalism, in most cases they have a first degree. 17 00:01:23,870 --> 00:01:27,830 So we can say that now it is required to have a first degree to become 18 00:01:28,030 --> 00:01:33,610 a journalist, even though they do not always have a first degree 19 00:01:33,810 --> 00:01:34,770 in journalism. 20 00:01:35,010 --> 00:01:43,510 It is even a minority, just 13% in Germany and, 13% in 21 00:01:43,710 --> 00:01:48,770 the United States and 10% in the United States really have a first 22 00:01:48,970 --> 00:01:49,830 degree in journalism. 23 00:01:50,030 --> 00:01:51,150 So it is a minority. 24 00:01:51,350 --> 00:01:56,350 It means that what happens in most cases, they have a first degree 25 00:01:56,550 --> 00:02:00,450 in any other subject and they decide to become journalists. 26 00:02:00,850 --> 00:02:05,110 Another thing we notice is that all those who study journalism 27 00:02:05,310 --> 00:02:09,290 and communication do not end up as journalists, just a minority 28 00:02:09,490 --> 00:02:11,690 of them end up as journalists. 29 00:02:12,770 --> 00:02:14,910 So this is the first remark we can make. 30 00:02:15,110 --> 00:02:21,270 Another thing is that when we look at the history of journalism education, 31 00:02:21,870 --> 00:02:25,110 we see that it is more an American creation. 32 00:02:25,310 --> 00:02:30,250 It was created in the United States in the second half of the 19th century. 33 00:02:31,050 --> 00:02:32,950 And there are some key names for that. 34 00:02:33,150 --> 00:02:34,570 I'm going to give some of them. 35 00:02:34,770 --> 00:02:40,690 And what you also notice is that it started with reporting. 36 00:02:41,070 --> 00:02:49,670 It started with reporting and then this is why the version we have 37 00:02:49,870 --> 00:02:56,830 today of, let's say, news journalism becomes more from 38 00:02:57,030 --> 00:02:57,790 reporting. 39 00:02:57,990 --> 00:02:59,730 I'm going to give you some few names. 40 00:02:59,930 --> 00:03:04,310 The few names I'm going to give, I'm going to give the name of Robert 41 00:03:04,510 --> 00:03:05,270 E. Lee. 42 00:03:05,470 --> 00:03:07,050 He was a military man. 43 00:03:07,270 --> 00:03:10,870 He took part in the Second, in the Secession War. 44 00:03:11,410 --> 00:03:17,650 And his contribution to the profession of, to the education of journalism 45 00:03:17,850 --> 00:03:24,250 was that he created one of the first institutions where people 46 00:03:24,450 --> 00:03:26,590 could go and learn about journalism. 47 00:03:26,790 --> 00:03:31,550 Another name, and maybe this is to me the most important name, 48 00:03:33,190 --> 00:03:35,310 is Pulitzer, Joseph Pulitzer. 49 00:03:35,750 --> 00:03:39,350 His contribution is that he gave the money, he gave his own money, 50 00:03:39,830 --> 00:03:43,590 for the training of the future journalists. 51 00:03:43,790 --> 00:03:47,690 So he cared a lot about the knowledge of journalists because they were 52 00:03:47,890 --> 00:03:49,450 coming from working-class families. 53 00:03:49,650 --> 00:03:54,770 And he wanted them to have more 54 00:03:54,970 --> 00:03:58,590 knowledge about other things, more cultural knowledge about other 55 00:03:58,790 --> 00:04:01,250 things and be very educated. 56 00:04:02,270 --> 00:04:07,150 So this is for Joseph Pulitzer. 57 00:04:07,590 --> 00:04:13,730 We have other names such as, we have other names such as, 58 00:04:13,930 --> 00:04:15,690 I'm going to find a name. 59 00:04:16,750 --> 00:04:18,010 Willard Bleyer. 60 00:04:18,350 --> 00:04:24,170 So Willard Bleyer is very important as well in terms of Landmark. 61 00:04:25,210 --> 00:04:28,630 Bleyer is the first half of the 20th century. 62 00:04:29,550 --> 00:04:36,030 The first half of the 20th century and the reason why is because he 63 00:04:36,230 --> 00:04:41,230 integrated communication, 64 00:04:41,550 --> 00:04:45,290 he brought communication within the training. 65 00:04:46,250 --> 00:04:50,150 And also two institutions, two very important institutions 66 00:04:50,350 --> 00:04:53,190 that are going to regulate that profession.