Sure, your average college freshman isn’t ready for Page 1. But having them work together through collective reporting can make it easier to get good work in front of a real audience, this journalism professor argues.
It’ll take a new generation of academic leadership — willing to incur the wrath of faculty, the greater university, alumni, industry, and analysts — to break through the old ways we train journalists.
Think of it as a twist on the teaching model for journalism education: Rather than students producing local news, it’s established professors offering their part-time expertise — at a cost savings for news organizations.
The model is gaining ground in many journalism schools, but two professors argue won’t help future journalists — or the industry they’re entering — adapt to change.
Newton, Eric. "Eric Newton: Journalism schools aren’t changing quickly enough." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 10 Sep. 2012. Web. 19 Oct. 2024.
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Chicago
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