Amy Schmitz Weiss | Nieman Journalism Lab

Articles by Amy Schmitz Weiss

Amy Schmitz Weiss is an assistant professor in the School of Journalism & Media Studies at San Diego State University.

“As the overall news industry continues to face more cuts and the less-is-more strategy in 2025, journalism educators will need to continue to be realistic about how to best prepare students for the future profession.”

Journalism education faces a crossroads

“Journalism schools and departments will reassess how they teach storytelling and reporting, communication processes, newsroom leadership, and newsroom workflows to mesh to the future media landscape.”

Spatial journalism will see its day in the sun

“Spatial journalism is not about just using locative technology. It’s also about understanding how spaces and places create meaning for the user.”

Local news isn’t where you thought it was

“Local news is fluid and not fixed.”

Mobile, location, data

“Data was the star in 2012 and will continue to be big in 2013.”