Training New World Journalist in a Conventional Society

Published: March 18, 2015, 3:12 p.m.

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Qatar is considered one of the wealthiest countries in the world and traditionally one of the most conservative. Yet western culture is beginning to influence younger generations, especially when it comes to news.\\xa0\\xa0 Dr. Everette Dennis is helping train the next generation of journalist in the rapidly changing field of cross-platform media. He is Dean and CEO of Northwestern University in Qatar. Dr. Dennis is also former chair of the Communication and Media Management Department at Fordham University\\u2019s Graduate School of Business. On this week\\u2019s Fordham Conversations we discuss teaching journalism in a conservative country.\\xa0 We also discuss an NU-Q study on entertainment consumption habits in the Middle East, including the popularity of Hollywood content and its perceived morality \\u2013 or lack thereof.

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