Exploring the Importance of Enhancing Law Education for Media Students at University in China

Abstract

The media convergence of the Internet has been developing rapidly in the new media era, and it has facilitated people's everyday routines. However, the openness of the new media network is argued to be a double-edged sword. It brings convenience but also chaos occurred. In order to pursued the so-called ‘click-through rate’ and profits, some media personnel have violated their own professionalism and trampled on the rule of law. Therefore, in the process of cultivating media talents with the rule of law, universities should not only require media students' basic skills of news gathering, editing and broadcasting, but also strengthen their legal knowledge and logical analysis ability. It is argued that only journalists who understand the rule of law can be more responsible for their own professions.