Teaching broadcast journalism: Teaching broadcast journalism: issues of pluralismissues of pluralism

Dr. Sholpan KozhamkulovaDr. Sholpan KozhamkulovaKIMEP UniversityKIMEP University

College of Social SciencesCollege of Social Sciences

Department of Journalism and Mass Department of Journalism and Mass CommunicationCommunication

UNESCO International Conference Alma-Ata+20 October 2012

Teaching Broadcast Journalism Teaching Broadcast Journalism at KIMEP Universityat KIMEP University

Defining pluralismDefining pluralism

Harvard University scholar Diana Harvard University scholar Diana EckEck

developed four basic starting ideas developed four basic starting ideas to examine pluralismto examine pluralism

Dr. Eck defined pluralism Dr. Eck defined pluralism as:as:

““energetic energetic engagementengagement with diversity” with diversity”

““active active seeking of understandingseeking of understanding across lines across lines of difference”of difference”

““encounter of commitmentsencounter of commitments””

““dialoguedialogue which reveals both common which reveals both common understandings and real differences”understandings and real differences”

Pluralism as Pluralism as Dynamic Involvement/EngagementDynamic Involvement/Engagement

Pluralism as Pluralism as Search for Understanding Search for Understanding in a diverse societyin a diverse society

Pluralism as Pluralism as the cross roads of the cross roads of

commitmentscommitments

Pluralism asPluralism as

Constructive dialogueConstructive dialogue

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