Journalistenausbildung#
Journalists, Training of: As preparation for a career in journalism in Austria, the University of Salzburg and the University of Vienna offer courses of study in journalism and communication studies. A number of other institutions offer private courses in journalism, both introductory and for further training: the Catholic Academy of the Media, the Friedrich Austerlitz Institute (supported by the Austrian Social Democratic Party), the Friedrich Funder Institute (supported by the Austrian People´s Party), and, in particular, the Committee for Journalist Training (Kuratorium fuer Journalistenausbildung, KfJ) in Salzburg, whose main programme consists in the 12-week Austrian College of Journalism courses. Since 1992, the Austrian federal government has sponsored these courses with about ATS 10 million in Federal Press Promotion grants each year. Formal training in journalism is not a prerequisite for a career in journalism in Austria.
Literature#
H. Puerer (ed.), Praktischer Journalismus in Zeitung, Radio und Fernsehen, 31990.