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This conceptual article connects journalists’ well-being explicitly to the ongoing discussion of their working conditions by answering the question: How can journalism educators best prepare aspiring journalists to enter such a precarious profession? Our overarching argument is that journalism educators have an opportunity to “inoculate” (to use a term from labor organizing) students against the vagaries of the industry and better equip them to survive and thrive in precarious times. We conclude that journalism programs must embrace the “labor turn” unfolding throughout journalism studies and practice to arm students with the tools, skills, and knowledge to avoid exploitation and burnout.

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Prepared for Precarity: Toward a “Labor Turn” in Journalism Education

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