AJE Summer Conference booking – City St George’s June 25-26
Registration for the AJE Annual Conference, June 25 & 26, 2026 is open and we have news of another few events – which are free to attend!
There are a few options, one/two days and member/non-member and PhD student, so please use whichever category fits you best.
STORIES OF RESILIENCE IN JOURNALISM EDUCATION
After decades of expansion, journalism education is facing a steep correction. Student numbers are falling, faculties are merging, and some long-standing journalism programmes are closing altogether. There are days when the HE sector seems full of doom. At the same time, the news media itself continues to contract more regional titles are shutting their newsrooms, and redundancies have become part of the deathly ticktock of most major media companies.
And yet many of us in the world of journalism education remain resolute in our commitment to our discipline, and are finding reasons to be hopeful, even cheerful. Press Gazette has reported that three-quarters of journalism graduates were working in journalism-related roles. Specialist courses such as sports journalism are not only surviving but thriving. Postgraduate degrees have also remained resilient, strengthened sometimes by the continued arrival of overseas students. Meanwhile, partnerships with industry – integrating professional practice ever more deeply into our programmes – remain an important route to survival and renewal.
Innovation, imagination, and the forging of bold new partnerships are just some of the stories of resilience rippling through a sector that has been busy reinventing itself and journalism educators share their research on these themes.
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This year we are also inviting attendees to join a celebration of journalism education with City St Georges on the eve of the conference.
AJE pre-conference event , June 24, 2026 (2pm): Reimagining Journalism Education: Celebrating 50 Years at City
Join colleagues in the Journalism Department at City St George’s, University of London for an interactive afternoon to celebrate innovative pedagogy and consider the future of both journalism and journalism education. In its 50th year as a journalism school, you are invited to experience activities that cover live journalism, AI in the newsroom, podcasting, reporting on identity and underrepresented communities, and understanding contemporary journalism students, before joining Professor Jane Singer and Dr Ayala Panievsky in conversation.
Book your free place for this special pre-conference event taking place Wednesday 24 June, 2pm-5:30pm, Northampton Square, London EC1V 0HB:
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We are very much looking forward to welcoming everyone to the AJE UK Annual Conference.
CREATIVE JOURNALISM PEDAGOGY: Free workshop – JUNE 18, 2026
Dr Johanna Payton welcomes fellow journalism educators to join her on Thursday 18 June, 2-4:30pm at the University of Leicester, for a free half-day workshop, funded by an AJE bursary, on creative journalism pedagogy.
Co-designed and delivered by Jo and her former student, Kira Richards (National Geographic), the workshops are designed to inspire, inform, and empower journalism educators in an age of disruption.
Expect fun, collaboration, case studies, and practical ideas to take away – fuelled by sweet treats and caffeine.
To find out more and book your free place please contact Jo: johanna.payton@city.
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