- John Henningham
John Henningham is an
Australia n journalist and journalism educator. He is founder and director of the journalism college based inBrisbane , capital of the state ofQueensland , Australia. He was previously head of the Department of Journalism atQueensland University . Professor Henningham has written and edited books, journals, chapters and articles on journalism and the news media, including "Looking at Television News", "Issues in Australian Journalism", and "Institutions in Australian Society", and has been a media commentator in the press and on radio. His best-known research is based on national surveys of journalists in Australia, [http://eprint.uq.edu.au/archive/00001291/01/jh_jmcq_95.pdf] as well as comparative studies of overseas journalists. He has also been a strong advocate of journalism education, arguing the case for its distinct purpose and the need to separate it from other forms of communication. [http://eprint.uq.edu.au/archive/00000798/01/jh_ajr_213_99.pdf] The first person in Australia to receive aPhD injournalism , John Henningham was also the first Australian to be appointed to a Chair of Journalism (Professor of Journalism), both at the University of Queensland.Professor Henningham graduated from the
University of Sydney and worked as a journalist with the "Daily Mirror", "The Sun" and "The Australian " as well as the ABC before enteringjournalism education . He joined the staff of Queensland University in 1978 and was responsible for the university establishing the Department of Journalism in 1991. Henningham was founding editor of "Australian Studies in Journalism" and "Australian Journalism Monographs" and has also edited "Australian Journalism Review", published by theJournalism Education Association . He has been a visiting fellow and researcher at theEast-West Center , the Reuter Foundation atGreen College ,Oxford University , and theLondon College of Printing , as well as visiting professor of journalism atDeakin University , Victoria. He is adjunct professor atUniversity of the Sunshine Coast andQueensland University of Technology , and a director of theAsia Pacific Journalism Centre .ee also
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