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14 May

Newsosaur denounces online news

Alan Mutter, on his blog, Reflections of a Newsosaur, denounces the 24-hour online news desk as “the worst idea for newspapers” in the last decade. Mutter argues that having reporters […]

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14 May

Terror suspects’ complaints banned

The use of a publication ban to protect the fair-trial rights of an accused person headed into weird territory when a group of men being held in solitary confinement tried […]

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12 May

The defence

Reese Cleghorn, a former president of the American Journalism Review and former dean of the College of Journalism of the University of Maryland, defends journalism school — 80 percent or […]

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12 May

Journalism education overview

The online education guide provides an overview of an education in journalism: why do it, what it gets you, trends, and skills.

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12 May

An open letter to journalism school grads

Greg Lindsay, a journalism school graduate, enlightens us as to what you get for your $30K+ J-school diploma — a set of unrealistic expectations and a view from one small […]

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12 May

J-School ate my brain

C’mon,” said the other professor, “tell us your nut graph.” I gave up and dropped the pad. “What’s a nut graph?” I asked. “He doesn’t know what a nut graph […]

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12 May

J-School?

Is a graduate degree in journalism necessary for a career in the field? This article from the Berkeley careers centre takes the perspective that journalism is an industry that values […]

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12 May

A foreign correspondent weighs in

Rebecca MacKinnon, journalist, blogger, and educator, weighs in on the j-school debate. She says the granting of degrees should no longer be the focus of journalism education.

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12 May

How j-school students see the future

Journalism.org takes a look at the future, through the eyes of some recent journalism graduates. The future is rosy right now. Despite big metros not hiring as they once did, […]

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12 May

Advice from a j-school drop out

Lea Aschkenas gives us a behind the scenes look at her journey through journalism school and out the side door.

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