The study mentions that only 46 percent of professionals rated "shoot and edit video" as important to very important.
The conclusion of the study regarding the future of journalism and skills is that digital skills are essential for journalism today and in the future. The article emphasizes the increasing importance of digital skills in the evolving media landscape and highlights the need for journalism graduates to possess these skills to thrive in their careers.
The study states that the Core Skills for the Future of Journalism report revealed a wide divergence between professionals and educators in their thinking on the importance of core journalism skills.
The category that showed the greatest gap between professionals and educators in valuing skills was "Technical or multimedia production." This suggests that there is a difference in how professionals and educators perceive the importance of technical and multimedia production skills in journalism.
The study indicates that teamwork and team leadership skills were rated lower by professionals compared to educators.
The study states that in the future of journalism, new skill requirements are necessary for success in the digital age. Traditional skills may become obsolete, and professionals need to focus on developing digital skills to adapt to the changing media landscape.
The study mentions that nearly all participants surveyed agreed that "ability to analyze and synthesize large amounts of data" was important for beginning journalists.
The study suggests that educators focus on emerging trends, while professionals prioritize their daily work, which may contribute to the gap in valuing knowledge of other cultures.
The study mentions that only 38 percent of professionals rated "having knowledge of the business of media" as important to very important.
The study suggests that integrating digital skills into the curriculum is a challenge for journalism schools.
The study explains that some respondents disagreed on the importance of computer language skills, with different opinions about the level of coding and programming needed.
The study shows that professionals rated technical newsgathering skills lower than educators, suggesting that professionals may undervalue digital skills.
The study suggests that professionals in media organizations have not fully embraced the importance of digital skills essential for online and new forms of journalism.
The study mentions that 83 percent of educators rated "understanding the media landscape" as important to very important.
The study suggests that professionals might not fully embrace multimedia and digital skills because they prioritize traditional skills.
The article mentions that 57 percent of professionals rated "mastering various forms of journalistic writing" as important to very important.
