JOURNALIST VERSUS FUTURE JOURNALIST MALAYSIA: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ATTITUDES, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND JOURNALISTIC CHALLENGES

Abstract

Journalism is a field of media studies and it aims to educate society in various contexts. The society environment has an impact on how journalism is practiced and educated. Journalism education today is not only based theoretical learning in the classroom but practical in terms of attitude development, knowledge and skills. In fact, journalism education is changing in line with the needs of the industry, the global development of journalist careers, and the social media development that challenges journalists. This study seeks to identify relationships between attitude, knowledge, skill and challenge as a journalist. In addition, this study also to identify relationships between attitude, knowledge, skill and challenge as a future journalist. This study uses a quantitative methodology and a total of 92 questionnaires were distributed to journalists working in Malaysian newspaper organizations. Studies show that as a journalist and future journalist, it’s important them to have an attitudes and skills. They need also to be competence in knowledge and often faced with journalistic challenges. Results also show as a journalist, there is a positive relationship between attitudes, knowledge, skills and journalistic challenges. In terms of as a future journalist, there is a positive relationship between attitudes, skills and journalistic challenges. The finding also show that there is a no relationship between knowledge and challenges as a future journalist.