Attitude of mass communication trainees of joseph Ayodele Babalola University (JABU) and Adeyemi College of Education (ACE) towards journalism as a career

This study is aimed at examining the attitude of mass communication trainees of Joseph Ayo Babalola University (JABU) and Adeyemi College of Education (ACE) towards journalism as a career. The perception and social cognitive theories were used as theoretical foundation. The researcher adopted purposive sampling technique and as a result; a total number of 347 respondents filled the questionnaire 110 (JABU Mass communication trainees) and 237 (ACE Mass communication trainees). Findings revealed that Mass communication trainees chose to study the course due to their personal decision but majority of them do not want to choose journalism as a career. The study recommends that school management and department board should introduce more practical oriented courses to mass communication curriculum, Government should not interfere in the activities of journalists, and Career journalists should discharge their duties without fear or favor.