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How online journalists learn within a non-formal context

Morten Kronstad (Department of Education, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway)
Martin Eide (Department of Information Science and Media Studies, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway)

Journal of Workplace Learning

ISSN: 1366-5626

Article publication date: 13 April 2015

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of workplace learning, with a focus on the non-formal learning that takes place among online journalists. The focus of this article is journalists working in an online newspaper and their experiences with workplace and non-formal learning, centring on framework conditions and learning environments.

Design/methodology/approach

The empirical data in this article are based on qualitative interviews conducted with journalists working in an online newspaper in the Western part of Norway. The sample comprises of five informants. The interviews were based on a combination of open-ended and more specific questions where the aim was to get a broad perspective on the informants’ experiences workplace non-formal learning and to investigate alternative perspectives that emerged during the interviews.

Findings

The findings indicate that a theory of online journalists’ workplace learning should take into account the fact that learning, in this context, takes place at various levels of conscious awareness, encompassing cognitive, behavioural, motivational and emotional aspects.

Originality/value

This project provides the field of workplace learning and journalism with context-specific research on the non-formal learning processes of online journalists.

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Citation

Kronstad, M. and Eide, M. (2015), "How online journalists learn within a non-formal context", Journal of Workplace Learning, Vol. 27 No. 3, pp. 226-240. https://doi.org/10.1108/JWL-12-2013-0107

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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