Entries tagged as ‘j-school’
I returned from the annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication yesterday afternoon and slept for 12 hours last night. It was an exhausting, but interesting and motivating week. Because I’m on the job market, I spent much of my time in interviews and didn’t have as much opportunity to attend panels and presentations as I would like. (Not that I”m complaining– it’s good to be in job interviews!)
From what I did hear, including my conversations with representatives from schools who are hiring assistant professors of journalism, the overarching theme of this year’s conference was that journalism is in major upheaval and journalism educators don’t know exactly what to do about that.
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Categories: General
Tagged: AEJMC, industry change, j-school, Journalism, research
Due to the wonders of Twitter, I read this today:
Dear May 2009 Graduate, Here’s 40 Reasons to Study Journalism
The author gives some compelling reasons to study journalism, even if one never pursues a career in the field or does so only for a few years and then goes on to another area. With my two cents thrown in after (in blue), among the best reasons on the list are:
- Journalism teaches you to be a writer, and a good one. In just about any profession, you will be a writer at some point. Journalism teaches you how to write. And when you know how to write, people will value this talent and gift no matter what your title, job or industry.
I’ve found that the only people who think writing is not important are the ones who are terrible writers, but really good at math. These people are rare.
- Journalism teaches you to defend your stance, your writing and your character. When you write or talk, no matter if it’s in work, in relationships or through your passions, you will need to know why you do what you do and write what you write. You will also need to identify your limits and your “no-fly” zones/issues.
You quickly learn in journalism that someone always wants to know how you got from point A to point B and you have to be able to explain your choices and your process in a convincing and rational manner. You learn to find the holes in your work or your view before others do so you can either fill them in or acknowledge that they are there and need further work.
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Categories: General
Tagged: j-school, Journalism, Media Ethics
