Management Problems in Campus Journalism of Selected Public Elementary Schools

Abstract

This study aimed to identify and analyze management problems in campus journalism faced by school paper advisers in selected public elementary schools and how such problems can be addressed by the school paper advisers. It evaluated the following: (1) The extent of implementation of campus journalism in terms of objectives, aims of student publication, funding, selection of staff and advisers, formulation of editorial policies, security of tenure and program and other journalism activities as evaluated by the school paper advisers; and (2) The management problems faced by the school paper advisers in the implementation of campus journalism in terms of planning, organizing, staffing, directing, coordinating, reporting and budgeting. The study employed descriptive type of research. Purposive sampling was applied in the selection of the respondents. This involved forty-two school paper advisers from different public elementary schools. The research instrument used in the study was the researcher-devised questionnaire in checklist form. Mean was used to statistically treat the data. Based on the gathered data, the findings revealed that campus journalism was implemented to a great extent by the school paper advisers. The data also revealed that the school paper advisers often faced management problems in the process of implementation of campus journalism.