Quote of the Day*

Posted by Steve Mullis on April 27, 2008, 8:26 PM in journalism

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From Ryan Sholin’s post on ‘10 obvious things about the future of newspapers you need to get through your head’:

J-schools can either play a critical role in training the next generation of journalists, or they can fade into irrelevancy. Teach multimedia, interactivity and data, or watch your students become frustrated and puzzled as they try to get jobs with five clips and a smile.

That’s what I’ve been trying to iterate to so many of my fellow students (well, former students, I take the big walk on Friday). These same students laugh and smirk at my “blogging” yet don’t understand why their applications end up in the slush pile when all they have is “…clips and a smile.”

They’ll either learn or be left behind and without even Kirk Cameron to keep them company.

*I know his post is old, but it is still highly relevant and deserves a QOTD nod.

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2 comments on ' Quote of the Day* '

  1. Thanks, Steve!

    I think what Rich Gordon is up to at Northwestern with a Knight Foundation grant is a great angle on how J-Schools can improve journalism. In this case, it’s about teaching Web developers about journalism instead of teaching journalists about Web development.

      Written by Ryan Sholin on April 27, 2008 at 11:14pm

  2. Dah, you closed commenting! Imma say it anyway, and imma do it in poor taste PLUUUUUUUUUGGGGGIIIIINS!

      Written by Joe Zack on April 28, 2008 at 12:01pm

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