Recently, I read an article in New York Magazine titled “Columbia J-School’s Existential Crisis.” This article discusses the impact of new media on Columbia University’s Journalism School. Basically, the school is having some problems adjusting its traditional curriculum to the new media environment. With a new dean of academic affairs on board, however, the school is tweaking some core courses in order to better prepare its students for the future of journalism.
An interesting point raised in the article deals with those who deny the importance of new media. The most important part of being a good journalist, in my opinion, has to do with knowing the basics. With this in mind, though, it is undeniable that these basics will have to be applied to new media now and in the future. If journalism schools do not teach students how to develop their multimedia skills (and arguably their social media skills), they may not be able to succeed as journalists in the 21st century.
If you’d like to read the article, visit:
http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2009/03/columbia_j-schools_existential.html
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