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  "path": "/education/2026/05/19/why-do-universities-teach-media-twice-while-graduates-still-struggle-to-find-their-place/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-19T12:34:23.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Education",
    "Academic Duplication",
    "Academic Policy",
    "Academic Specialization",
    "Communication Faculties",
    "Communication Studies",
    "Digital Media Education",
    "Education and Employment",
    "Educational Planning",
    "Educational Reform",
    "Egypt",
    "Faculty of Arts",
    "Faculty of Media",
    "Higher Education",
    "Higher Education Management",
    "Higher Education Policy",
    "Journalism Education",
    "Journalism Schools",
    "Labor Market",
    "Media Curriculum",
    "Media Education",
    "Media Industry",
    "Media Professionals",
    "Media Studies",
    "Media Training",
    "Practical Media Training",
    "Professional Training",
    "Research-Oriented Education",
    "Skills Gap",
    "The Middle East Observere",
    "University Governance",
    "University Reform",
    "University Strategy",
    "Why Do Universities Teach Media Twice While Graduates Still Struggle to Find Their Place?",
    "The Middle East Observer"
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  "textContent": "Duplication or Waste? The decision to establish media studies departments within faculties of arts while specialized faculties of media already exist within the same university raises a legitimate question about educational planning and the limits of academic expansion. The issue is not opposition to media studies, nor an attempt to diminish the discipline’s importance. Rather, […]\n\nThe post Why Do Universities Teach Media Twice While Graduates Still Struggle to Find Their Place? appeared first on The Middle East Observer.",
  "title": "Why Do Universities Teach Media Twice While Graduates Still Struggle to Find Their Place?"
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