Mapping the development of Chinese journalism education: progress, problems and prospects

Chinese Journalism education has gone through rapid development in terms of curriculum setting, student enrolment, as well as its cooperation with the media industry during the past decades. However it has long been criticized for its lacking of needy knowledge required in the labor market and unqualified teaching resources. This paper pictures the development of Chinese Journalism education at the tertiary level, summarizing its major achievements and problems, and raise suggestions accordingly for its further development.