Potential Benefits of Teaching Mindfulness to Journalism Students
Mark Pearson, Cait McMahon, Analise O’Donovan
Asia Pacific Media Educator October 25, 2018 DOI: 10.1177/1326365x18800080 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Interventions | Mindfulness-based meditation mindful journalism |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Citations | 9 |
| Key points | Argues that instruction in mindfulness-based meditation and in the expanded approach of 'mindful journalism' has the potential to strengthen journalism graduates' resilience, deepen their learning, and shore up their moral compasses as they enter an occupation where reporting can expose them to trauma and industry upheaval can subject them to stress, burnout, and other mental health challenges. |
Abstract
Mindfulness can be defined and adopted in many ways, from the simple act of being more thoughtful through to the use of mindfulness-based meditation for a range of purposes and ultimately through to the application of mindfulness-based frameworks such as ‘mindful journalism’ to help navigate ethical dilemmas and avoid moral injury. Each has potential application in journalism education. This article outlines the basic principles and explains the likely benefits for participants in journalism learning, teaching and research, detailing some of the key research underpinning the field and offering some examples of its application. The principal argument is that instruction in mindfulness-based meditation—and in the expanded approach of mindful journalism—has the potential to strengthen journalism graduates’ resilience, deepen their learning and shore up their moral compasses as they enter an occupation where their reporting can expose them to trauma and the upheaval in the industry can subject them to stress, burnout and other mental health challenges.
Comparable studies
Other theoretical and historical papers on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mindfulness: A proposed operational definition. | 2004 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Mechanisms of mindfulness | 2005 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| How Does Mindfulness Meditation Work? Proposing Mechanisms of Action From a Conceptual and Neural Perspective | 2011 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression | 2006 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Self-awareness, self-regulation, and self-transcendence (S-ART): a framework for understanding the neurobiological mechanisms of mindfulness | 2012 | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
Citations in the library
Cites 16
- How Does Mindfulness Meditation Work? Proposing Mechanisms of Action From a Conceptual and Neural Perspective Perspectives on Psychological Science October 14, 2011
- Open hearts build lives: Positive emotions, induced through loving-kindness meditation, build consequential personal resources. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology October 27, 2008
- The varieties of contemplative experience: A mixed-methods study of meditation-related challenges in Western Buddhists PLoS One May 24, 2017
- The mindfulness‐based cognitive therapy adherence scale: inter‐rater reliability, adherence to protocol and treatment distinctiveness Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy March 1, 2002
- A PILOT STUDY OF GROUP MINDFULNESS-BASED COGNITIVE THERAPY (MBCT) FOR COMBAT VETERANS WITH POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD) Depression and Anxiety April 17, 2013
and 11 more in the library