Journalism school
Summary
A journalism school is a school or department, usually part of an established university, where journalists are trained. An increasingly used term for a journalism department, school or college is 'J-School'. Many of the most famous and respected journalists of the past and present had no formal training in journalism, but learned their craft on the job, often starting out as copy boys/copy girls. Today, in many parts of the world it is usual for journalists to first complete university-level training which incorporates both technical skills such as research skills, interviewing technique and shorthand and academic studies in media theory, cultural studies and ethics.Historically, in the United Kingdom entrants used first to complete a non media-studies related degree course, giving maximum educational breadth, prior to taking a specialist postgraduate pre-entry course.
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Steve Coll Named Columbia Journalism Dean
Steve Coll, who will succeed Nicholas Lemann, is a former reporter and managing editor at The Washington Post and a former writer for The New Yorker.
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Steve Coll named new dean of Columbia Journalism School
New Yorker contributor and former Washington Post managing editor Steve Coll will replace Nicholas Lemann as head of the graduate school for journalism this summer.
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Journalism and Digital Education Roundup, March 12, 2013
1. A proposed Texas law promotes correcting incorrect news, online and off (Nieman) 2. MOOCs and assessments and makers, oh my! A SXSWedu summary (EdSurge) 3. The Telegraph group cuts 80 print jobs, creates 50 digital jobs (Guardian) 4. Citizen journalism school turns coffee shops into classrooms (Crosscut) 5. Transitioning from text books to open educational resources (Edutopia) #mc_embed_signup{background:# fff; clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; width:450px;} /*.
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Indiana student paper: ‘journalism isn’t dead’
Indiana Daily Student | Indiana Public Media “It’s rare that a newspaper is justified in printing a 120-point, bold headline,” Indiana Daily Student Editor-in-Chief Michael Auslen writes. “Today is one of those days. ”.
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8 ways a landmark Supreme Court ruling has changed student journalism
According to Student Press Law Center Executive Director Frank LoMonte, the impact of the Hazelwood ruling on student journalism in this country has been nothing short of sheer devastation. In a recent column, University of Wisconsin-Madison student journalist Pam … Read more.
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Journalism and Digital Education Roundup, February 12, 2013
1. Cutting edge technology meets alternative, progressive education (Forbes) 2. "MOOCs are a lightening strike on a rotten tree. " (The Awl) 3. Journalism schools being absorbed by other departments: brilliant idea or horrible tragedy? (J-School Buzz) 4. Online education rapidly replacing physical colleges (TechCrunch) 5. A step toward college credit for MOOCs (Washington Post) #mc_embed_signup{background:# fff; clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; width:450px;} /* Add.
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USF’s The Oracle bans email interviews, following other student newspapers
The Oracle The University of South Florida’s student newspaper The Oracle is no longer allowing email interviews, except under rare circumstances. In a letter to readers Monday, Editor-in-Chief Divya Kumar said an increasing number of sources are requesting email … Read more.
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Starting salary for j-school grads rises to $41K, on average
National Association of Colleges and Employers | The Wall Street Journal NACE’s annual report on college grads has good news for 2012 communications majors: Their starting salaries were up 4 percent on average over 2011 grads’. Reached by email, NACE … Read more.
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USC Annenberg Pushes Innovation Lab, Experimental School, 1+ Year Master's
When I spoke with USC Annenberg incoming dean Ernest Wilson in 2008, he spoke of "blowing up the school" figuratively because of all the disparate "Centers" there. And a lot of other people in journalism education have been struggling to change longtime institutions from the inside, with that "blowing it up" metaphor getting around (see Eric Newton's How Journalism Education Can and Should Blow Up the System).
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Following administrative action, Florida A&M students publish news online
Maynard Institute Student journalists at Florida A&M University have begun publishing online after a school official ordered the school paper not to publish for a few weeks, Richard Prince reports. “We’re covering all the news that we would normally … Read more.
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