The researcher featured in the article, "Encouraging Entrepreneurial Journalism Among University Students", examined a Spanish, university-level journalism class and recorded the information regarding the students' opinions, concerns, and comments about entrepreneurial journalism, leading to a further examination of the results. This article constantly reflects the obstacles that many aspiring journalists face, delves deeper into the reasoning behind why the issues have occurred, and showcases the exact journalistic departments in which these challenges have most commonly arisen throughout recent years. The purpose of the research depicted in the article is to establish the efficiency of the new implementations to the journalism programs, and to determine their worth. It constantly refers back to the students and their judgement, seeking their opinions regarding not only the challenges they fear to face in this career realm, but also how effective the course was in preparing them for these challenges. The article also highlights the possible benefits of becoming an employer, rather than an employee, through the eyes of the students and professors involved.
Throughout the article, there were several quotes that I knew would help my research and push along the findings of my essential question. In saying, "[Farias] describes how in recent years journalism went from being a profession characterized by professional intrusion to a profession characterized by job insecurity, then by unemployment, and later by the current situation, in which job insecurity and independence issues are the major concerns of journalists. As a result, the credibility of the information and the professional activity of journalism have been deteriorated in the last five years", found on page 549, the article accurately portrayed the real, traumatic issue plaguing the world of journalism that ultimately deters students from pursuing this long lasting opportunity. This point of view is also supported by several line on page 554, all showcasing the difficulties that come along with the job. The researcher, however, goes on to state the multitude of reasons in which students are captivated with this career option, constantly highlighting the efforts that the class took to help them realize how amazing entrepreneurial journalism can actually be in this day and age (found on pages 553, 557, 559, 561, and 564-567). This is largely supported by the quote, "At the end of the course, most students recognized that it was helpful, to such an extent that, before taking the course only 39% had ever consider the possibility of launching a journalistic enterprise and the rest (61%) never thought about it; while now, after completing the course, 91% of them does consider this option as a career opportunity” found on page 559.
Because this article was a research
document written by a professor and an associate professor of the School of
Communication Sciences at the University of Málaga in Spain, it
represents both a first-hand account of the ongoing interactions within the
classes, as well as an accurate depiction of the world of journalism and its
complications as told by those with the correct qualifications. It is also featured as a reliable source in the Galileo folders.
While this article reflects the challenges and situations that many Spanish students fear, it represents a true depiction of the effects journalism and its challenges have worldwide (as is evident by the reference to the economic crisis that occurred in 2008). It also parallels much of what the article, "Entrepreneurial Journalism and the Precarious State of Media Work", highlights. Both articles establish the limitations and challenges that aspiring journalists continue to face, and provide reasons as to why this may be. "Encouraging Entrepreneurial Journalism among University Students", however, includes a more optimistic mindset regarding the entrepreneurial approach to journalism. This coincides more with my new essential question, "What realistically profound challenges could I possibly face in the future through entrepreneurial journalism, and in what ways am I able to better prepare myself for a successful journalistic career in this job climate?". This article will allow me to further my knowledge of entrepreneurial journalism, and expand my understanding of its realistic mechanics; all while seeing another side to the same story.
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