媒介融合时代对新闻教育提出挑战。日本媒体技术发达，高等教育水平较高，新闻教育针对媒介融合时代的到来做出的调整比较早，呈现出新闻学科意义被提升，专业主义教育更受重视，新闻学科的外延日趋宽泛，课程设置通识化，以培养合格公民为目标的特点。

Journalism education has been challenged by the media convergence era. Earlier adjustment in Japanese journalism education has been carried out, due to its advanced media technology and higher educational level. Japanese journalism education has followed characteristics as follows: extension of research, basic discipline nature, generalization of curriculum arrangement, professional education, and training target for all citizens.