Three Journalism Department faculty members will be attending the second World Journalism Educational Congress in South Africa in July.

The first, held in Singapore in 2007, helped to spark the launch of a database of journalism programs around the world, as well as the UNESCO model curriculum for journalism education.

According to the WJEC website, “In the short space of time since the first Congress, much has been happening in global media, economics, politics and environment. These radical changes make it highly opportune to take stock of how such developments impact journalism education worldwide.”

Professors Linn Washington and Karen Turner and Assistant Professor Shenid Bhayroo will be participating in the Congress. Washington will chair a syndicate called “Teaching Climate Change in Journalism Classrooms.” He will be responsible for keeping the discussion moving, writing up a report on the group’s conclusions and presenting the report to conference attendees. Also, Turner will serve as a member of a panel discussing “Reinventing Journalism Education.”

The WJEC will end with a keynote speech by Archbishop Desmond Tutu.